Moore presents the second place trophy to Williams after the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on Sunday.
The tennis tournament director who drew sharp criticism Sunday after saying pro women players “ride on the coattails of the men” has resigned, Indian Wells owner Larry Ellison announced Monday night.
When asked about the Women’s Tennis Association during a press conference on Sunday, BNP Paribas Open Tournament Director Raymond Moore said that in his “next life” he would like to be reincarnated as someone in the WTA, “because they ride on the coattails of the men.