McEnroe says Federer is the all time greatest

After winning seven Grand Slams and playing and commentating on the sport for over four decades, tennis legend John McEnroe believes that 17 time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer is the greatest of all time, except while playing Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

John McEnroe ranked Federer, Nadal, Laver, Pete Sampras and current world No.

Those two if they played one-on-one and both guys were playing their best, I would say Nadal matches up better with Federer.

With a lot of praises for Nadal and Federer, the Hall of Famer feels that because of their age and their injury problems their playing days are numbered and feel their departure from the sport will leave a huge void in the sport.

John McEnroe also expressed his disappointment in the fact that in the last 13 years there has not been any top American tennis player.

McEnroe feels that high costs of training, America’s inability to attract athletes to play tennis is one of the main reasons there are no champions from America in recent times.

“Wouldn’t it be nice if the best tennis player in the world was from New York? He also mentioned that Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has the capability to become the best player in the world.