A French Open player has sparked controversy by saying his match should not have been umpired by a woman.
Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was facing French teenager Moise Kouame in the second round on Thursday in what turned out to be one of the matches of the tournament so far.
Kouame, 17, was roared on by his home fans on Court Suzanne Lenglen, eventually winning 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8) after four hours and 56 minutes.
Vallejo was unhappy with the time Kouame was allowed to take between points and argued that Brazilian Ana Carvalho, an experienced official, was not strong enough
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