French Open Fines Adolfo Daniel Vallejo for Saying Tennis Match Should Have Been “Umpired by a Man”
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Adolfo Daniel Vallejo is being called out for a fault.
After the Paraguay tennis star lost his second round match at the French Open tennis tournament May 28, his comments about the female chair umpire who called the contest got him into hot water.
“This sort of match needs to be umpired by a man. It’s very difficult for a woman to do it,” Vallejo told Clay magazine after the match. “It has to be refereed by a man, because it’s a very demanding crowd and you need a lot of strength to go against the crowd.”
The 22-year-old lost the match to 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame, who has quickly risen to become a breakout star of his home country’s tournament. As such, the French crowd was rather raucous during the nearly five-hour competition.
“The crowd was very out of line, but I understand they are supporting their compatriot,” Vallejo continued. “It’s quite an intense crowd, and that’s why I was prepared. I already knew it would be like that, and to be honest, it didn’t harm me but rather strengthened him.”
