Ana Carvalho

Vallejo fined for sexist remarks about female referee at French Open

Vallejo fined for sexist remarks about female referee at French Open Paraguayan blames Brazilian referee Ana Carvalho for failing to control the home crowd during his second-round loss. Paraguayan player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo will be fined after he suggested women lack the courage to umpire rowdy crowds following his marathon five-hour defeat by a French teenager, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Friday. Vallejo blamed Brazilian referee Ana Carvalho for failing to control the home...

Vallejo hit with huge fine for 'unacceptable' comments about female umpire

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo: Paraguayan player fined nearly £50,000 at French Open for 'unacceptable' comments about female umpire Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been given one of the biggest fines in tennis Grand Slam history after his comments about umpire Ana Carvalho; Vallejo stated after his defeat to French teenager Moise Kouame that his match should have been "umpired by a man" Monday 1 June 2026 14:05, UK Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been fined nearly £50,000 for saying his French Open match...

Beaten Paraguayan says French Open clash 'needs to be umpired by a man'

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo is facing a major fine for his comments about chair umpire Ana Carvalho.

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

Vallejo fined $65,000 for sexist remark about French Open umpire PARIS, June 1 : Paraguayan player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $65,000 after he suggested women lacked the courage to umpire rowdy crowds following his defeat by a French teenager, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday. Vallejo blamed Brazilian referee Ana Carvalho for failing to control the home fans during his second-round loss to France's Moise Kouame, who triumphed 6-3 7-5 3-6 2-6 7-6 (10-8) at a packed...

Vallejo: French Open loss needed man as umpire

‘This sort of match needs a man’: Vallejo criticises female umpire at French Open

French Open fines Vallejo $76K for sexist remark

PARIS -- Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined half his French Open prize money after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, the tournament director 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."