Overview
- Roland Garros announced the €65,000 fine on Monday, June 1, 2026, saying it represents roughly half of Vallejo’s second‑round prize money.
- The sanction follows Vallejo’s post‑match comments to Clay magazine after a nearly five‑hour, five‑set loss to 17‑year‑old Moise Kouame in which he said the match “needs to be umpired by a man.”
- Tournament director Amélie Mauresmo and the French Tennis Federation called the remarks unacceptable and stressed that umpire competence is judged by professionalism, not gender.
- Vallejo issued a brief public apology saying he was heated after the match, while members of the tennis community including former players publicly condemned his comments.
- Organisers applied Grand Slam rules on unsportsmanlike conduct that bar public statements harmful to a tournament or its officials, and the fine is being cited as one of the larger penalties handed down at a major, signalling tougher enforcement of conduct standards.