Adolfo Daniel Vallejo fined $76,000 for sexist comments at French Open
The Cut • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 1:14 PM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, a 22-year-old Paraguayan tennis player, received a $76,000 fine for sexist remarks about female umpire Ana Carvalho after his second-round loss at the French Open on June 1, 2026. Vallejo's comments, made during a post-match interview, suggested that the match required male officiating due to crowd influence. The remarks drew immediate backlash, prompting French Open director Amelie Mauresmo to deem them unacceptable and penalize Vallejo by deducting half of his prize money from the tournament.
- •Vallejo lost to French teenager Moise Kouame in five sets.
- •He was fined 65,000 euros after his sexist comments were scrutinized.
- •Mauresmo emphasized that such remarks are intolerable in the sport.
- •The fine was approximately half of Vallejo's winnings from the event.
- 3:01 PMThe Cut — Maybe Don’t Blame a Woman for Losing Your Tennis Match - The Cut
- 1:14 PMYahoo Sports — French Open tennis player hit with $76k fine for making sexist comment about umpire
"The Paraguayan tennis player was fined nearly half his French Open prize money for making “sexist remarks” about female umpire Ana Carvalho.
"A Paraguayan tennis player lost half of his French Open winnings over a sexist comment about an umpire.
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External links- The CutJun 1, 2026, 3:01 PMMaybe Don’t Blame a Woman for Losing Your Tennis Match - The Cut
The Paraguayan tennis player was fined nearly half his French Open prize money for making “sexist remarks” about female umpire Ana Carvalho.
- Yahoo SportsJun 1, 2026, 1:14 PMFrench Open tennis player hit with $76k fine for making sexist comment about umpire
A Paraguayan tennis player lost half of his French Open winnings over a sexist comment about an umpire.
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