Tennis chief Raymond Moore quits over gender comments

Raymond Moore has stepped down as CEO and tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open, for controversial comments he made about women’s tennis.

Mr Moore provoked outrage when he said top-level women’s players rode “on the coattails of the men” and were “very, very lucky” to have equal prize money.

The tennis world reacted strongly. World number-one, Serena Williams, and all-time great Martina Navratilova rebuffed the statements and the ATP men’s tour formally denounced them.