The Paraguayan player was sanctioned after comments made following his second-round defeat

• Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined after comments about umpire Ana Carvalho
• Vallejo lost to Moïse Kouamé in a five-set French Open match
• Roland Garros organisers called the remarks “unacceptable”
• Vallejo later said his comments were taken out of context

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will receive a significant fine from French Open organizers after making comments about chair umpire Ana Carvalho following his second-round defeat at Roland Garros.

The Paraguayan player lost to French teenager Moise Kouame 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8) in a match that lasted four hours and 56 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

After the match, Vallejo criticized Carvalho’s handling of the crowd and suggested the match should have been officiated by a man.

“I think this sort of matches should be umpired by a man,” Vallejo told Clay magazine. “It’s very difficult for a woman to do it because the crowd is very annoying.

“You need to have a lot of courage to go against the crowd.”

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) and Roland Garros organizers responded on Friday, describing the comments as “unacceptable” and confirming Vallejo would face disciplinary action.

In a statement, organizers said, “The competence of an umpire is not determined by their gender, but by their professionalism and ability to officiate at the highest level.”

Tournament officials added that the outcome of a match could never justify sexist remarks and expressed support for Carvalho and the tournament’s officiating team.

Vallejo later responded on social media, saying his comments had been taken out of context and arguing that he was criticizing Carvalho’s handling of that specific match rather than female officials in general. He also said he did not blame the umpire for the result.

The FFT has not publicly disclosed the amount of the fine.