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Vallejo criticises female umpire at French Open

Published May 29, 2026 · Updated May 29, 2026 · The Guardian

Paraguayan player Adolfo Vallejo lost to French teenager Moïse Kouamé and criticized his umpire, Brazilian Ana Carvalho, claiming she failed to control the rowdy crowd.

Vallejo lost to Kouamé in a five-set thriller on Court Suzanne Lenglen, lasting nearly five hours. syntagm.co.za

The 17-year-old Frenchman won 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), but Vallejo argued that Carvalho's gender made it difficult to manage the passionate home support.

Vallejo criticises female umpire at French Open

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