McEnroe on Federer

The Sydney Morning Herald conducted a funny yet insightful interview with John McEnroe recently. McEnroe touches on everything from Jimmy Connors’ motivation to Federer’s similarity to Borg and admits that he doubts he could have beaten Roger even in his prime. McEnroe’s advice to Federer’s opponents? Stop being so nice, get aggressive, get in his head and under his skin. He feels that the modern players are too respectful, too restrained, and simply too nice when playing Federer. If Federer wins a French Open title, McEnroe believes that he will be inarguably the greatest tennis player of all time.