French Open slaps Vallejo with $65K fine over sexist umpire remarks

PARIS — Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $65,000 at the French Open after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, organizers announced on Monday. Vallejo lost to French teenager Moise Kouame last week after a tense five-set battle that lasted nearly five hours. He later told the tennis website Clay that “this sort of match needs to be umpired by a man.” Following his 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) loss, Vallejo added: “It’s very difficult for a woman to do it.” READ: Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev fined $76,000 for outbursts Players reaching the […]... Keep on reading: French Open slaps Vallejo with $65K fine over sexist umpire remarks