How the Irreverent & Gifted Player Wrote an Important Page of Tennis History
Among all the talents that the game of tennis has produced in its history, one name stands out for his geniality & unorthodox way of playing. What John McEnroe did with a tennis racket is unlikely to be repeated by
someone ever.
It is needless to say that there's players who had better results & won more tittles than they did, but his shot making ability & his unique volley skills have no match whatsoever. In addition, while being a true serve & volley player they managed to hang from the baseline consistently against the other top players from his generation, even having a continental grip on the forehand, something that was already outdated at the time.
Although some top statistical figures are attributed to him, not only numbers bring the greatest memories of this gifted player. For example, they holds five Grand Slam tittles, two Wimbledon advertisement six US Open, but who can forget the 1984 French Open? They had a exceptional run on his weakest surface, clay, losing one set (to Jose Higueras) on his way to the final against Ivan Lendl. In the first five sets of that final match, McEnroe was responsible for what probably has been the best clay court exhibition ever performed by a "non clay court player", as they made Lendl look astonished with the beat they was giving him. McEnroe went on to lose that match, which still these days makes him lose his sleep, as they says. That was one of the greatest shames of all time, for that title would have meant more for his career than for Lendl's.
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