{"id":889300,"date":"2026-10-20T21:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889300\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T21:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:50:21","slug":"mcenroe-on-best-thing-to-happen-to-tennis-in-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889300\/","title":{"rendered":"McEnroe on Best Thing to Happen to Tennis in 10 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Daily Fuzz<\/p>\n<p class=\"tn-article-dek\">John McEnroe shares the top excellent element in pro tennis the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Richard PagliaroOctober 20, 20262 minute read<\/p>\n<p>        Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>        1\u00d7<br \/>\n        \u2715<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tn-article-hero\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Alcaraz-McEnroe-Ruud-TimClayton-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"McEnroe on Best Thing to Happen to Tennis in 10 Years\"\/>      <\/p>\n<p>By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, October 20, 2026<br \/>Photo credit: Tim Clayton\/Getty\/USTA<\/p>\n<p>John McEnroe presented Carlos Alcaraz with his maiden major trophy at the 2022 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>This month, McEnroe bestowed another major title on Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Spain\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/larevuelta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La Revuelta<\/a>\u00a0McEnroe said Alcaraz is \u201cthe best thing to happen to tennis in 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Alcaraz. He grew his hair. He looks great,\u201d McEnroe said. \u201cHe\u2019s the best. Carlos is the best. He\u2019s my favorite [player].\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying this because I\u2019m in Madrid. Carlos Alcaraz is the best thing to happen to tennis in 10 years. Unbelievable. So we\u2019re lucky to have him. He\u2019s my favorite player to watch right now. I\u2019m happy he\u2019s playing because it wasn\u2019t good for tennis when he was out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tracing Spanish Armada success, McEnroe pointed to former world No. 1 Carlos Moya, Rafael Nadal\u2019s mentor and former coach, as a pivotal figure. McEnroe said King of Clay Nadal\u2019s success was \u201cunbelievable\u201d and praised 20-year-old Rafael Jodar as a potential future champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now another one: Jodar,\u201d McEnroe said. \u201cRafa Nadal changed everything. Carlos Moya won one. But Rafa Nadal came on and [was] unbelievable. I didn\u2019t think this could happen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow the hell is this happening? We haven\u2019t had a male in America win a Grand Slam in 23 years\u2014Rafa himself won 22 [Grand Slam titles]. Now, Carlos has seven so it\u2019s 29 to zero. Nada. But we\u2019re getting closer. We\u2019re getting closer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisexpress.com\/collections\/pro-player-gear?utm_source=tennisnow&amp;utm_medium=article-banner&amp;utm_campaign=pro-player-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\" data-tnc-partner=\"tennis-express\" data-tnc-placement=\"article-banner\"><img class=\"tnc-ad-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792533021_505_tennis-express-pro-player-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily Fuzz John McEnroe shares the top excellent element in pro tennis the past decade. 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