John McEnroe on Wimbledon:"Watch out for the big four on the men's side."

Welcome to Wimbledon 2013 and it promises to be a very entertaining tournament. ESPN has exclusive coverage from the All England Lawn and Tennis Club with action starting today. The two week tournament is a killer for both the Men’s and the Women’s draw.

Talking to John McEnroe, who will be in London working for ESPN he of course has a passion for Wimbledon. He won three Wimbledon Championships  Men's titles along with another five doubles championships for a total of eight overall titles at SW 19.

We talked about the key things to look for on the Men’s side of the draw. As always Mac is to the point on all the questions. It should be noted that we spoke before Rafa Nadal lost in the opening round.

JW: Is tennis getting boring with the “Big Four,” Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray dominating the sport?

McEnroe: I think it's important that you have people that separate themselves and there's great rivalries like Nadal/Federer, Nadal/Djokovic, now Murray trying to break into the mix.  They have been unbelievably dominant, how successful they've been.  If you look at the run that some of the other guys, when I played  Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, there were four guys separated from the pack for a while.  There's times where that happens.  This isn't that unusual. I think in a way it should be, if anything, an incentive to the other guys to try to break into the mix.  If these guys are too good, more power to them.  I think it just shows you how great they are.  Everyone is saying how athletic the game is getting, equipment is an equalizer for everyone, but these guys are still winning.  I think we should enjoy it while we can.

JW: Is the sports missing a personality on the Men’s side?

McEnroe: “I think it's important that you have people that separate themselves and there's great rivalries like Nadal/Federer, Nadal/Djokovic, now Murray trying to break into the mix.  They have been unbelievably dominant, how successful they've been.  If you look at the run that some of the other guys, when I played Connors, Borg, Ivan, there were four guys separated from the pack for a while.  There's times where that happens.  This isn't that unusual. I think in a way it should be, if anything, an incentive to the other guys to try to break into the mix.  If these guys are too good, more power to them.  I think it just shows you how great they are.  Everyone is saying how athletic the game is getting, equipment is an equalizer for everyone, but these guys are still winning.  I think we should enjoy it while we can. “

JW: What  is your favorite memory?

McEnroe:” For me personally, it was the tiebreaker in '80 when I played the match with Borg that people come up to me a hundred times more than any other match I played.  That would be the moment for me.”

Well tennis fans will enjoy ESPN’s exclusive coverage of one of sport’s most prestigious events, The Championships, Wimbledon, from the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.  Complete and live daily marathon telecasts totaling 140 hours – plus 800 on ESPN3’s multi-screen presentation of all TV courts – will take fans from first ball to the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Championships, Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7, respectively. 

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