John McEnroe vs. Williams: "I could beat Serena"



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John McEnroe turns 60 in February. He would always be ready with tennis superstar Serena Williams (37), says Bic Mac. He does not want to try it.

John McEnroe and Serena Williams are probably no longer friends. In an interview for the television show "60 Minutes Australia", the Grand Slam winner seven times is asked to say if he could still beat Serena. And he uses the question for another shot around 37 years old.

"The short answer is that if I was really good at training now and I was working hard, I would still believe I could beat her," says McEnroe, who turns 60 in February, after having gained confidence in her nothing has lost. "But I'm getting closer and closer to where it would not work anymore."

McEnroe, who still plays on the senior tour, can not explain why he is asked again and again about a possible "clash between the sexes". Even Donald Trump suggested before his presidency to fight a million dollars against Williams. A remake of the legendary "Battle of Sexes" of 1973, when Billie-Jean King and Bobby Riggs compete. McEnroe refused. Even now, he says, "This is not something I want to do."

"It started 20 years ago"

But the question keeps coming back. "I do not know why, go ask the other players, no idea who," McEnroe said. "It started in Australia 20 years ago when Serena and Venus were 18 and 19, they claimed that they could play against men and beat them."

This is not the first time that the former world number 1 (170 weeks) attacked Williams. "But if she played for men, she would be number 700 in the world," he said in 2017 about the winner of the Grand Slam 23 times, number one in the world for 319 weeks. (Sme)

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