…and yes, my stamina for hearing McEnroe complain about how the umpire should stay out of it and not call time violations on “Sissypas” is running very low already. #AusOpen
Journalist continues criticism of McEnroe’s ESPN stint: “Why is ESPN paying McEnroe to not know who players are?”
ATPMonday, 30 January 2023 at 02:30
John McEnroe was one of the commentators at the Australian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, and surprised everyone by not meeting one of the quarterfinalists of the major.
The 7-time-Grand Slam champion has been widely criticized for some of his comments. Initially, he upset many fans that McEnroe repeatedly misspelled Tsitsipas's name. Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg criticized the former World No. 1
As McEnroe commented on the Greek's path to the final, it was noted that the American did not know the player Jiri Lehecka, who had been beaten by Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals.
“He played Lehecka – who? – in the quarters,” said in the transmission.
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/1619617914386280454?s=20&t=xJhRzXf4P8fDau4A6n_Grg
Regarding the importance of the match, John McEnroe praised Nole for preventing the pressure from playing a trick on him, considering that the possibility of equaling Rafael Nadal as the player with most Grand Slam in his career was at stake.
"Will Novak feel the pressure? He's a human being. And he wants to be considered as the greatest, have all the possible records, especially the Grand Slam one," John McEnroe told Eurosport.
"That puts additional pressure on you. And I give him credit for embracing that, talking about it, not walking away from it.”
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