Overview
- Vallejo lost a nearly five-hour, five-set second-round match to 17-year-old Moise Kouame on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
- In a post-match interview he said “this sort of match needs to be umpired by a man” and singled out Brazilian official Ana Carvalho for not controlling the crowd.
- Vallejo apologised on social media and said his words were taken out of context while CLAY published the full audio of the interview.
- Roland Garros tournament director Amélie Mauresmo confirmed on Monday that organisers fined Vallejo €65,000, which is roughly half of the €130,000 paid to second-round losers.
- The French Tennis Federation and tournament officials condemned the comment as unacceptable, offered public support to the umpire, and framed the fine as enforcement of gender-neutral standards that aim to protect match officials and deter similar public statements.