True but they were still only a year or two away from winning grand slams

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Jun 27, 2017
9:25:09pm

franklyvulgar All-American

True but they were still only a year or two away from winning grand slams

but I agree this wouldn't be a good example to prove a point but I think anyone that really knows tennis- Venus and Serena certainly do, know how different the men's game is and know they couldn't compete with the men- the women all have men hitting partners on tour.

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franklyvulgar

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Good for McEnroe. No apology necessary

Bob Vance

6/27/17 7:54pm

If McEnroe was forced to apologize there's no hope left in the world

6/27/17 8:06pm

I'm pretty sure that under the right circumstances i could easily beat Serena

TheDeek

6/27/17 8:07pm

1998 Braasch (ranked 203rd) challenged both Williams sisters and won 6-1 6-2

franklyvulgar

6/27/17 8:19pm

The girls were still teenagers so not the best data point but McEnroe

Baron

6/27/17 8:48pm

True but they were still only a year or two away from winning grand slams

franklyvulgar

6/27/17 9:25pm

She won the US open in 99, less than a year later

6/27/17 9:31pm

FWIW, I play tennis enough to have served as the whipping boy to my brothers who

Bob Vance

6/27/17 11:15pm

This is just another example of our ridiculous overreacting media. He answered

wabluecoug

6/27/17 8:22pm

It did seem like an unnecessary comment by McEnroe

NacoCoug

6/27/17 8:24pm

The interviewer pressed him on why he said greatest female player instead of

wabluecoug

6/27/17 8:31pm

Maybe it's just semantics

NacoCoug

6/27/17 8:49pm

I don't think that's how it was meant. "Greatest" has a pretty specific

benny1982

6/27/17 8:54pm

lol, did you just disagree with me and then agree with me?

NacoCoug

6/27/17 9:04pm

No. They're still different, even if one often encompasses the other.

benny1982

6/27/17 9:09pm

Sorry, that still wasn't clear what I was saying. Ha. I'm saying that the

benny1982

6/27/17 9:15pm

It's obviously not so obvious to these people

6/27/17 8:55pm

Except she didn't say "greatest"....she said "best"

rggee

6/28/17 2:11pm

Listen to the interview again.

Beggar

6/27/17 8:48pm

I'm sure he could have been more vague with his answer (i.e., leave off "700"),

benny1982

6/27/17 8:53pm

Must have been attempting an argument that Serena has more grand slam victories

Preppy

6/27/17 8:58pm

Most of Court's were before the "Open Era."

mobomanjoe

6/27/17 9:39pm

Mobo, wiki says that Court is better. Graf is better than Serena too.

Preppy

6/27/17 9:48pm

Wait...how is Graf better?

mobomanjoe

6/28/17 5:51am

No idea. It's a ranking by international tennis experts.

Preppy

6/28/17 6:56am

Link?

mobomanjoe

6/28/17 7:20am

Link

Preppy

6/28/17 8:33am

They should do that for all sports for a couple years... just tin

kotacoug

6/27/17 8:25pm

It was a compliment

Stocktonblues

6/27/17 8:38pm

Plus most former high school starters

6/27/17 8:58pm

I love it. He was being nice. Serena would be lucky to be on the men's circuit. And that's ok

6/27/17 8:54pm

It is vintage Mac, and I love it.

6/27/17 9:16pm

It's funny watching the woman on the left. So much butt-hurt.

Backcountry

6/27/17 9:26pm

Worst find a man on TV can do. Speak the truth

Adrielle

6/28/17 8:58am

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