- Paraguayan tennis player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo is facing a "significant sanction" from French Open organisers for suggesting his match should not have been umpired by a woman.
- Vallejo was quoted saying, "This sort of match needs to be umpired by a man, it’s very difficult for a woman to do it," following his five-set defeat to French teenager Moise Kouame.
- Tournament organisers condemned the “sexist remarks” as "unacceptable”, stating that an umpire's competence is based on professionalism, not gender, and confirmed a fine would be imposed.
- Vallejo expressed dissatisfaction with the umpire, Ana Carvalho, for not managing the boisterous home crowd and accused his opponent of time-wasting during the nearly five-hour match.
- He later clarified on X (formerly Twitter) that his words were taken out of context, stating he referred specifically to the umpire's handling of the crowd, not women in general, and did not blame her for his loss.
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