INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A year after a self-inflicted storm swept up this desert oasis, the dust has settled at the BNP Paribas Open.

On the morning of last year’s finals, the tournament director, Raymond Moore, remarked on the debt of gratitude that he believed female players owed male players, whose “coattails,” he said, they were riding.

“They are very, very lucky,” Moore said. “If I was a lady player, I’d go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport. They really have.”

Caroline Wozniacki, who was eliminated from this year’s tournament on Thursday, said she felt that Moore’s remarks were no longer an issue. “Everyone loves coming back here, so I really think that last year’s comments are kind of forgotten now, and we just move on,” she said.