Former player Forget resigns as French Open director

PARIS (AP) — French Open director Guy Forget, whose contract was to expire at the end of the year, has resigned, citing communication issues with the new head of the French tennis federation.

The FFT said Tuesday that Forget’s replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon. Forget also stepped down as director of the Paris Masters. After L’Equipe newspaper first reported the news, the federation did not give any reason for Forget’s sudden departure. It thanked him for “his commitment and exemplary work, which have contributed to the influence of these two major tournaments on the international scene.”

In an interview with L’Équipe published on the newspaper’s website, Forget said he had received an offer to renew his contract but refused. He said divergences of views and a perceived poor dialogue with FFT president Gilles Moretton, who was elected this year, sealed his departure. “From the beginning of Gilles’ mandate, I felt that communication was not going well,” Forget said. “There was never any communication with him. And clearly, I felt that there was no trust.”

(AP) — New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil has been named Major League Soccer’s Player of the Year.

Gil had a league-best 18 assists, as well as four goals, and captained the Revolution to a historic season. New England won the Supporters’ Shield with a league-record 73 points.

Eight of Gil’s assists came on game-winning goals.

“For me, it means a lot, especially after the 2020 season, where I had a tough injury and we all went through that pandemic. I was very inspired coming into this season to see my teammates and the collection of players that we have here,” Gil said.

“We realized after the 2020 season that we’re a championship-caliber team, we’re a great team. And we showed that this regular season where there were more games. The loss the other night will help motivate us going into next season.”

The Revs were thwarted in this year’s playoffs by NYCFC in the conference semifinals, eliminated on a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.

Sidelined for most of last season because of a bone spur, Gil was also honored last week as the league’s Comeback Player of the Year.

Gil, 29, led the league with 130 chances created, which is the most since the league started tracking the stat in 2011. The Revolution were 12-1-3 in games in which Gil had a goal or an assist.

Gil, who is from Spain, was named MLS Newcomer of the Year his rookie season in 2019.

Revs coach Bruce Arena won the league’s Coach of the Year honors last week.