Tommy Haas is the new BNP Paribas Open Tournament Director!

BNP Paribas Open Chief Operating Officer Steve Birdwell has announced on Friday that former world number 2 and 4-times Grand Slam semi-finalist, Tommy Haas, has been named Tournament Director of the BNP Paribas Open. Haas, who lives in nearby Los Angeles and is a good friend of tournament owner, Larry Ellison, will succeed Raymond Moore in that position, after Moore’s improper comments about female players. 38-year-old German has been sidelined from the court in more than 6 months, playing his last match at Vienna in late October, and it is not certain will he play again, especially now after taking this responsible job at the two-week event in Indian Wells, which is the biggest combined tennis event for joined ATP and WTA Tour outside the Grand Slams. The complex is one of the best in the calendar, offering the great …

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