He no longer has to prove it, John McEnroe does not have his tongue in his pocket. And proved it again this Saturday, on Eurosport. In a debate with Mats Wilander, the American looked back on the crazy day of Friday, punctuated by the two Dante semi-finals among the men.
After two fights in five sets, completed in four and a half and five hours respectively, the two men agreed to describe this marathon as one of “the greatest days in the history” of tennis. Above all, the duo wanted to highlight the resilience of Novak Djokovic.
“It goes beyond everything”
At 36, the Serbian overthrew Jannik Sinner, world number one, when he was down a set to nothing then two sets to one. “I don’t know how he does it,” Wilander enthused. He will play for his 25th Grand Slam title. It was unthinkable, impossible. »And his American friend replied. “You realize that we have seven Grand Slam titles each. I thought we were pretty good but it was actually crap.”
Big Mac still couldn’t believe Nole’s performance. “For me, it’s undoubtedly one of the greatest matches of his career,” he says. It goes beyond everything. That he can come back like that is crazy. » An ability to get out of all situations which pushes the American to place Djokovic as favorite for the final. Response Sunday, from 9:30 a.m.
