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John McEnroe was only defaulted twice in his pro tennis career. Once was when he and doubles partner Peter Fleming were stuck in traffic and arrived late for their match at the US Open. The other time was at the 1990 Australian Open, as this clip shows. Prior to 1990, a player was defaulted only after a fourth code violation. McEnroe had forgotten the new rule and was disqualified after the third code violation.
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Added: 3rd September 2017
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John McEnroe was one of the greatest tennis players ever. Unfortunately, he will be often remembered for these types of outbursts.
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Added: 27th April 2008
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Petulant tennis champ John McEnroe appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated seven times. This cover from July 1981 was after McEnroe won his first of three Wimbledon singles title by dethroning five-time champion Bjorn Borg who had held the title since 1976.
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Added: 6th July 2008
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Here is the final game of the 1982 men's Wimbledon final. Jimmy Connors serves out the match versus John McEnroe to capture the title he had last won in 1974.
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Added: 22nd February 2009
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John McEnroe of the victorious U.S. Davis Cup team was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on December 18, 1978.
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Added: 23rd December 2008
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Remember when tennis was compelling? This clip is from a January 1982 exhibition match in Chicago--yes, an exhibition match--between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe.
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Added: 8th June 2009
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On January 21, 1990, tennis great John McEnroe was defaulted from the Australian Open after accruing three code violations in his fourth-round match versus Mikael Pernfors. McEnroe was unaware that the rule had recently been changed regarding defaults. Previously it had taken four code violations for a player to be defaulted (with the penalties being warning, point, game, and finally default). The new rule eliminated the game penalty. Despite a career checkered with bad behavior, McEnroe's disqualification from the Australian Open was the only instance where his on-court deportment got him kicked out of a tourney. (He and doubles partner Peter Fleming once had to default a match at the U.S. Open when a traffic jam caused them to be late for a match.) Tellingly, McEnroe said in the post-match press conference, "It was bound to happen."
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Added: 7th June 2014
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At the 1977 edition of Wimbledon, a surprise semifinalist in the men's draw was 18-year-old John McEnroe. To even get into the main draw McEnroe had to win three qualifying matches. He then won five matches in the main draw to earn a match with Jimmy Connors. It was the first of 34 career meetings between the two American stars. Here are three minutes of highlights from that 1977 Connors-McEnroe Wimbledon semifinal, won by Connors 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. McEnroe hadn't yet developed his famous and unique serving style. If you listen closely, you'll also notice that the chair umpire didn't quite get the pronunciation of McEnroe's last name correct!
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Added: 12th September 2013
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Following his fourth-round match at the 2009 U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic was asked to do his funny imitation of John McEnroe. McEnroe himself descended from the commentary booth to join in the fun.
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Added: 16th September 2013
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