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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Crooks

French Open star hit with huge fine for ‘sexist remarks’ about umpire

Paraguayan tennis player Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been handed a €65,000 (£56,000) fine by French Open organisers after suggesting his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman.

The sanction follows remarks made by Vallejo after his five-set defeat, where he was quoted by Clay magazine stating: "This sort of match needs to be umpired by a man, it’s very difficult for a woman to do it."

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