"It makes it more interesting" says McEnroe on Medvedev's rant to umpire

John McEnroe sees no issues with Daniil Medvedev's rant to the empire as the American believes it makes it more interesting.

John McEnroe had no problems with Daniil Medvedev’s verbal volley at umpire Jaume Campistol during his Australian Open semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Medvedev continued his attack at the end of the second set, accusing Campistol of being a “small cat.” Asked about the rant, McEnroe said:

"You're probably asking the wrong person if you're asking me if the referee should default a player. I personally love to see emotions. If they trash talk a little bit, like we used to in the past, especially like me and [Jimmy] Connors, or me and [Ivan] Lendl, I think it makes it more interesting. Personally, I like it.”

Despite that McEnroe thinks Medvedev did the right thing for apologizing:

“He was out of mind, no question. He apologised. Speaking from my own experience, when you're coming on the court and it's that hot, it's pretty tough sometimes to always keep your composure. All in all, I think he's done a great job turning from the bad guy at the US Open (2019) into a very intriguing and interesting player.”