Kavitha A. Davidson, Columnist

Women's Tennis Gets Shortchanged Again

The world's No. 1 male player misses a chance to denounce a sexist official.

Sexism is a headache.

Photographer: Harry How
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The swift backlash against sexist comments made by a tennis executive has forced him out. Yet much of the reaction also shows how much his attitude toward women athletes will remain in the game.

On Sunday, Raymond Moore, chief executive of Indian Wells Tennis Garden, which hosts the BNP Paribas Open, had this to say about the Women's Tennis Association: