"He's the only guy left who could break more records": McEnroe believes Djokovic will be spurred on by Nadal's absence

According to former legendary player John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic will go all out at Roland Garros in the absence of Nadal to try and add another trophy.

Djokovic eyeing a trophy isn't anything special or particular but with no Nadal there, he should feel pretty good about his chances. After all, it was Nadal who defeated him last year so he doesn't have to worry about that happening again. Speaking about the Serbian in Paris, McEnroe told Eurosport:

“It’s his quest to be the best ever and win the most majors so right now it looks like he's the only guy left who could break more records. He's tied with Rafa so this is an opening. He's had a tough year and a half in a lot of ways and he's also done some incredible things. Novak, he's always looking for some inspiration, some fuel, and he's got some now and he's got a great chance.”

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Turning his attention to the event, McEnroe said:

“It's much more open, you have Novak who's won it twice, and then it becomes much more wide open after that. So, I think from that standpoint, it's exciting. The ideal would have been if Rafa was still playing at a very high level, and someone was good enough to beat him when he's playing great. That is what people really wanted to see, I think, which obviously only happened a couple of times at Roland-Garros where someone could beat him and outplay him. But having said that, I think it's going to be an exciting tournament to see what plays out.”

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