French Open player claims defeat should not have been umpired by a woman

Vallejo says a woman should not have umpired his French Open thriller

Daniel Vallejo (Paraguay) lost to French teen Moise Kouame in five sets at Roland Garros, then publicly stated female chair umpire Ana Carvalho lacked the authority to manage the crowd in a match of that intensity. The comment forces ATP and Roland Garros to publicly address gender equity in officiating governance, with no official response issued at time of writing.