‘He’s a Complete Idiot’ – When John McEnroe Mocked a Rafael Nadal Fan for Getting His Tribute Wrong at Wimbledon

During a Rafael Nadal match at Wimbledon, six of his fans once decided to pay tribute to the Spaniard in a unique way. They decided to show up at the stadium in bright yellow t-shirts with “VAMOS N-A-D-A-L” printed on them.

It was a third-round match at Wimbledon, and many spectators were rooting for the Spaniard. But among those spectators, these friends who were dressed up in a unique way drew the attention of the American tennis legend, John McEnroe. However, they later became a target of McEnroe’s mockery.

John McEnroe once mocked Rafael Nadal fans

Chris Fowler and John McEnroe were the announcers during that Wimbledon match. They noticed some Nadal fans wearing yellow t-shirts with “VAMOS N-A-D-A-L” printed on them. While one of them was wearing a t-shirt with the Spanish word “VAMOS” printed on it. However, despite their efforts to pay tribute, they were mocked by McEnroe as one of the letters was missing from the Spaniard’s name “N-A-D-A-L.” It was just “N-A-D-L” as one of them, who was supposed to wear the letter “A”, never showed up.

As a result, they became a target of the commentators’ mockery. Fowler stated, “We sent of camera over there, they told us that Mr. A — Mr. Second A — missing.” He stated that the cameras were pointing towards them, indicating the letter “A” was missing.

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Fowler further added, “Missing. They went out last night, went up to the village, as people who camp out for the tickets will do. He’s not turned up today.”

The American commentator stated that they went out camping the previous day and one of them has not turned for the tribute during the match. Meanwhile, the American tennis legend, McEnroe added, “We hope he’s okay, number one. Number two, if he is OK, he’s a complete idiot.”

McEnroe called the person who missed the match, a “complete idiot” as he didn’t show up for the tribute they planned for the Spaniard.

Nadal’s run at the US Open

The Spaniard began the tournament as the clear frontrunner to win the US Open. He started the event by putting on some solid performances. He stormed through the first two rounds of the tournament by defeating Rinky Hijikata and Fabio Fognini. Nadal then went on to defeat the French tennis player, Richard Gasquet, 6-0, 6-1, 7-5.

Despite some brilliant performances in the initial rounds of the US Open, the Spaniard was knocked by the American tennis player, Frances Tiafoe. Nadal was defeated 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, in a thrilling match. Despite the disappointing result in New York, the legendary Spaniard had a stellar season, winning two of the four Grand Slam trophies.

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