He was the last Laver-like player, fiercely opposed to the new age of the devilish rhytms imposed by Connors and the heavily lifted shots mastered by Borg and Vilas. The world of tennis misses him, his spectacular game, his noisy dramas. Even those who chose to support his opponents admit grudgingly that they miss him.

Mc Enroe had a very personal way of serving. He started parallel to the end line and while serving he executed a 90 degrees rotation to transfer the full weight of the body on the ball. Several player had a faster service, but just a few of them could vaunt a better efficiency. Nobody ever succeeded to give the ball a more poisonous, evil slice than Mac. When he served from the left side (Mac was lefty) everybody was forced to receive his service in the corridor.

He was so talented that he played with very light strings (about 40 pounds) on a mid-size racket and still managed to perfectly control the ball while shooting very fast balls with ease. He opened his arms so little that he seemed a ping-pong player, but he hit the ball so much in advance that he "stole" the timing from his opponents. His volley game was the greatest ever seen in the world and it was so much feared to be called divine.

Yet, Mc Enroe always refused the intense training, the specialized diets and fantascientific methods so typical of the modern athletes. He was "The Genius" and that was enough.
Mc Enroe was never able to control his temper during the matches: the warning and forfaits he received cannot be counted... But they show how much he felt the agonistic pressure. He knew that he played better when he was angry, and against those imaginary enemies he hated he was able to play his better tennis.

The year that will always be remembered as his best was the 1984: he lost three mere matches and won thirteen tournaments, plus in the Wimbledon final he ridiculed Connors, a feat he remembers most fondly. Mac played in the two matches I consider the best ever played in the male Tour: the Wimbledon final against Borg in 1980 and the French Open final against Lendl in 1984. Although he lost both in five sets, he showed the best tennis that has ever been seen on a tennis court.

John Mc Enroe is an active player in the senior tour and still considers himself the best doubles player in the world despite being over forty. He is a commentator of tennis as well as the current captain of the U.S.A. Davis Cup team. Sometimes he sings with a rock group. He has been married to Tatum O' Neal.