The busiest man in the Indian Wells field is pushing buttons on his smart phone more than swinging a racquet these days.
Tommy Haas has hit the ground running in his debut as BNP Paribas Open tournament director. Haas succeeded Raymond Moore as tournament director. Moore resigned a year ago after taking sexist shots at women’s tennis during an Indian Wells press conference that went viral.
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Haas had his own Genie in the bottle moment hanging out with Genie Bouchard on the practice court.
The tournament director crashed the Crashed the practice of Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev praising both as “dark horses” and “role models.”
The 38-year-old Haas some quality daddy-daughter time with his biggest fan, daughter Valentina, during kids day.
Owners of the great one-handed backhands in Open Era history, Haas and Stan Wawrinka engaged in some playful practice-court banter: Whose one-hander is better?
The tournament director meets the Maestro as Haas and buddy Roger Federer catch up.
Here's a reminder of the magic Federer and Haas have made in Indian Wells.
Another fun day at the office.
Photo credit: Jared Wickerham/BNP Paribas Open