Raonic had tennis legend check in with him after victory over Taro Daniel: "Tennis is probably the last thing we speak about"

Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic has revealed that he talked with the former world number one America’s John McEnroe and that the discussion was nothing about the sport.

The 32-year-old is currently taking part in the Omnium Banque Nationale Canadian Open in Montreal.

Raonic was quoted in a report where he stated that he had a detailed discussion with McEnroe but the two did not talk about tennis at all.

"I actually spoke to John a few weeks — well, maybe about a week ago. He kind of checked in,” he said. “He checked in also after my match. I don't really speak to anybody before I came back. There was a lot of moments when I was getting ready, and I wasn't sure, A, if I would be able to, and, B, if I kind of necessarily wanted to.

"So I kind of just did my own thing and tried to come back as quietly as possible. Tried to do no interviews, no nothing about it. Just kind of make my decision purely for myself. And I have spoken with him since, yeah. I have a good — when we speak, we speak about a lot of things. Tennis is probably the last thing we speak about between each other. We get along on a lot of different topics, as well.

"And, you know, maybe just put some pressure on him that it wouldn't be something that I would — or it would be something I would like maybe to play the Laver Cup in Vancouver. Could be a nice thing.”

Raonic defeated Japan’s Taro Daniel in the opening round of the competition in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3. He is now set to face America’s Mackenzie McDonald in the round of 16 tie of the tournament.