Over the years, American tennis has produced some exceptional tennis players that have gone on to attain legendary status. From the likes of Billie Jean King and Chris Evert to the likes of Andre Agassi and Serena Williams, these players have enthralled tennis fans all across the globe. Further, amongst them is the seven-time Grand Slam champion, John McEnroe. McEnroe turned pro in 1978 and did not require long to register his first Grand Slam singles title. However, he was an aggressive player and was often caught on the wrong end of controversies on the court.
John McEnroe on Donald Trump’s controversy with the NFL players.
In 2017, the then United States President, Donald Trump made a fiery remark against NFL players for their involvement in the US National Anthem kneeling protests.
John McEnroe reacted to Trump's remark.
Reacting to this McEnroe said, “The problem we have with Trump is that he is separating people and the job of a president is to bring people together, not to separate them. I don’t know when this anthem tradition began.”
McEnroe had more to add.
“Of course, I’d prefer it to be something else and not seeing footballers kneeling during the anthem, but perhaps they’re so desperate that they feel they have to do this at this time. At first, I didn’t think it was a good idea but now I think it may help bring about change faster. McEnroe added.
McEnroe backs Raducanu to deliver the goods at the US Open.
Despite being a strong critic of the British tennis star, Emma Raducanu, McEnroe has backed her to dig deep at this month’s US Open. However, Raducanu is going through a difficult patch, after early exits at the Citi Open and the National Bank Open.