Revealed: John McEnroe's hefty earnings for 14 days of work at BBC

Former world number one John McEnroe’s salary as a BBC commentator surprised fans on social media. The 65-year-old is a renowned face in tennis and was part of the local broadcasting team.

The BBC have released information about how much money was paid to different individuals for taking part in their productions for different sports. One of the names that was highlighted was of McEnroe who ended up earning as much as £195,000 for 14 days of work.

That amount is less than what the former world number one was paid last year but it still left the fans confuse who expressed their sentiments on the social media platforms. “How can the BBC justify paying John McEnroe £195,000 to commentate for a few hours per day over 14 days?,” one fan asked. “Wow, 2 weeks work at nearly £100,000.00 a week. Come on, all kids’ hard work does pay,” another one wrote.

McEnroe had a very successful career during his playing days. One of his most successful competitions was Wimbledon, where he won the title three times. The first of those titles came in 1981 when he defeated Sweden’s Bjorn Borg in a five-set thriller with a score of 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4. In 1983, he lifted his second Wimbledon title after beating Australia’s Chris Lewis in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. In 1983, McEnroe lifted his third and last Wimbledon title after beating fellow American Jimmy Connors with a score of 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.

This year, the men’s singles title was won by Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 7-6. In the women’s singles category, Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova lifted the title after beating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the final with a score of 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.