Adolfo Daniel Vallejo lost to French teenager Moïse Kouamé
Paraguayan blames umpire for crowd being ‘very out of line’
Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has sparked controversy by saying his French Open second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, because the Brazilian Ana Carvalho was unable to keep home supporters in check.
Vallejo was facing the French teenager Moïse Kouamé on Thursday in what turned out to be one of the matches of the tournament so far. Kouamé, 17, was roared on by compatriots on Court Suzanne Lenglen, eventually winning 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) after four hours and 56 minutes.
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