Vallejo fined for sexist remarks about female referee at French Open
Summary
Paraguayan tennis player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will be fined by the French Tennis Federation for making sexist comments about female referee Ana Carvalho after losing a long match at the French Open. Vallejo said women lack the courage to control noisy crowds, but the FFT said such remarks are unacceptable regardless of match outcomes.Key Facts
- Adolfo Daniel Vallejo lost a nearly five-hour match at the French Open to French teenager Moise Kouame.
- Vallejo blamed the Brazilian female referee Ana Carvalho for failing to control the crowd.
- He said matches like this should be umpired by men because women supposedly lack courage.
- The French Tennis Federation called Vallejo’s remarks sexist and unacceptable.
- Vallejo was fined by the tournament organizers for his comments.
- The FFT emphasized that an umpire’s skill is based on professionalism, not gender.
- Vallejo later said his comments were misunderstood and only referred to this referee’s performance.
- He also congratulated his opponent and did not blame the loss on the referee.
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