Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros and John McEnroe explained that it will never ever happen again in the history of tennis.
Due to all the rumours surrounding the retirement of Nadal from tennis, John McEnroe took a moment to pay tribute to the legend of the sport they both love. He said:
"It’s beyond belief. It took a player - [Pete] Sampras - 35 years to catch Roy Emerson. We were thinking it would be another 30 years [before the record was broken again], and now it’s one, two, three guys. Most of us thought it would be Novak [Djokovic], but then there was that horrible debacle in Australia. I don’t think Novak thought that Rafa would go and win [the Australian Open]."
He continued:
"Djokovic came [to Roland-Garros] thinking ‘I’ve got to catch this guy’, and then Rafa stepped up to the plate again. If anyone comes close to this, I will stand on my head and do an entire telecast - if Eurosport invites me back in 15 years and Casper Ruud has just won his 14th straight French Open - I will stand on my head the entire telecast."
And some more:
"This will never, ever, ever happen again in our sport, that one male - or female - will win as many of these events, so enjoy it while we can. [Rafa] has been giving signs that maybe he might not play anymore, possibly. I don’t know if that’s true, but it sounds conceivable that it’s going to be his last match. He’s talked about not playing Wimbledon… why would he not play Wimbledon if he’s won the Australian and the French? He could win the Grand Slam, so we’ll see.”
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