Vallejo fined $65,000 for sexist remark about French Open umpire

Vallejo fined for sexist remarks about female referee at French Open

Paraguayan player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined by the French Tennis Federation after claiming women lack the courage to umpire rowdy crowds, following his five-set loss at Roland Garros. The FFT's swift public response signals that governing bodies are now treating gender-based remarks as sanctionable conduct equivalent to on-court misconduct — a precedent relevant to any sports-tech or event platform managing officiating standards.