Kournikova's former coach Nick Bolletierri once said she had the potential as a shot-maker to rival John McEnroe.
John McEnroe, the three-time Wimbledon singles champion and ESPN analyst, said he sees signs of aging when Federer approaches the net.
In a conference call this week, John McEnroe said the courts at Roland Garros aren't watered as often as they used to be.
It's a little bit like the John McEnroe rule, sitting back and absorbing the game when it's being played at the highest level.
And tennis legend John McEnroe believes the Swiss maestro has the ability to become the most successful Grand Slam player of all time.
Her last two U.S. Open exits against Kim Clijisters and Sam Stosur were anything but pretty, punctuated by diatribes worthy of John McEnroe.
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It's not just tennis fans that appreciate them, the general public know them like a Maria Sharapova, a Boris Becker or a John McEnroe.
Former tennis great John McEnroe has called Federer's forehand the greatest shot in the sport--and it's already won him 13 Grand Slam singles titles.
When John McEnroe said back in 1997 that Henman was capable of winning a Grand Slam event, he did not mean it was a foregone conclusion.
That's more than Nadal has played Federer and only four fewer times than John McEnroe played Jimmy Connors (Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras also met 34 times).
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He has lost just once in 2011 as his 48-1 mark, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon, rivals the 1984 season of John McEnroe when he began 52-1.
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If he retains his title, extending his record to seven overall in the indoor hard-court event, he will match third-placed John McEnroe on the ATP's career title list with 77.
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Federer's victory was his 52nd career title and he joins Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras among players to have been world number one four times in as many years.
The L.A. Tennis Open has been around since 1927, and has seen such great champions ranging from Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia may have had the best year anyone has ever had in the sport, as CBS analyst John McEnroe claimed during the telecast of the U.S. Open final win over Rafael Nadal.
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Lendl, in his prime (roughly 1984 to 1990), was arguably one of the best tennis players ever, even though he was mostly overshadowed by the antics of his more colorful contemporaries, like John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors.
Known for his frequent temper tantrums and arguments with referees, John McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles, was part of five U.S. Davis Cup winning teams, and held the Number One world ranking for four straight years (1981-1984).
"It's the first title I've won since getting married last year and also since having (daughter) Mia so it means a lot to all of us, " said Hewitt, who joins John McEnroe and Boris Becker as the only men to win four Stella Artois titles.
Today at Arthur Ashe Stadium, when David Ferrer continues his quest for upset over Novak Djokovic or when Serena Williams mounts a home-country championship run, IBM data will be there to help fans analyze the game in ways John McEnroe can only intuit from years of experience.
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On September 22, 2012, two of the greatest tennis players of all-time will square off in a match for the ages at The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, when legends Pete Sampras and John McEnroe take to the court at the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.
McEnroe, whose brother John topped the world rankings in the 1980s, agrees with Roddick about the attractions of other sports, but is not going to make it an excuse for failure.
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