John McEnroe, winner of seven major championships: “I’ve never seen anyone like Rafael Nadal”

Thefor tennis legend, John McEnroemay talk about tennis 365 Where he praised the character Rafael Nadal. For John, the Spanish tennis player is “a role model for other tennis players because of his struggle and effort, because it is not easy. 36 I won the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon.”

With 22 major slams, Rafa Nadal is the tennis player with the most grand slams in history, but Novak Djokovic after his Wimbledon win is second with 21. Although the Serbian comes close, McEnroe praised the traits that make him so special: “I’ve never seen anyone like him before. I thought Jimmy Connors tried so hard until I saw Rafael Nadal. It is your best quality.“.

In addition, he said what could be the key that makes him a unique and special player: “We all know he’s a great player. But the fact that he can go out and put in that kind of effort and play and play, is something people aspire to, but it’s very difficult to achieve.”

Differences between Novak and Rafa

in Wimbledon The tennis legend talks about BBCAnd he said What are the differences between Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal: “They are two completely different approaches. Djokovic is open about his desire to have as many Grand Slams and Nadal’s work as if nothing mattersExcept for going out there and pushing yourself in every point and every game.”

But the fact of the difference is what drove them to win so much Big bangs: “It seems to have been very successful for both if you look at the history and the number of Grand Slams they’ve won, so whatever makes you happy and brings out the best in you is probably what you should do.” We will see in a few weeks which one will be able to win the US Open.