KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Some of the top men's tennis players at the Miami Open on Tuesday disagreed with Raymond Moore's controversial comments regarding women's tennis.
Moore, the former BNP Paribas Open chief operating officer and tournament director, resigned on Monday night despite apologizing for his remarks. He had spent the past 29 years in various roles with the California tournament that hosts a combined men and women's Masters event each March.
On Sunday, right before Victoria Azarenka upset No. 1 Serena Williams for the BNP Paribas Open title, Moore told reporters the women players should be thankful to their male counterparts "because they ride on the coattails of the men.