Guy Forget resigns as French Open and Paris Masters tournament director

French Open director Guy Forget resigned from his positions of French Open director and Paris Masters director as his contract was set to expire at the end of the year.

L’Equipe newspaper first reported the news. The daily said Forget informed federation president Gilles Moretton on Tuesday morning of his decision. The federation did not give any reason for Forget’s sudden departure and thanked him for “his commitment and exemplary work, which have contributed to the influence of these two major tournaments on the international scene.”

Forget was named in the Pandora Papers leaks this year by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that shed light on how the rich and powerful have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars. The French federation ethics committee looked at the case and found no wrongdoing from Forget, saying he did not breach “values of honesty and integrity.”

He also caught a lot of criticism for his handling of the Naomi Osaka situation at the event earlier in the year while also some players backed his decision. All in all, the former pro who was ranked number 4 in the 1990s won't do the job anymore. He has been Paris Masters director since 2012 and French Open director since 2016.