Showing posts with label John McEnroe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John McEnroe. Show all posts

Monday, May 6, 2013

John McEnroe on sibling rivalries: I'm no Venus

John McEnroe sounded a little perplexed on how Venus and Serena Williams manage to play nice with each other after seeing a screening of the film "Venus and Serena" at the IFC Center in Manhattan.

McEnroe — one of the fiercest competitors in tennis history — couldn't get a handle on how the the two sisters keep it together even when one of them has to be the victor. The former tennis great and big brother to Patrick McEnroe vented his frustration to Page Six of The New York Post:


“I do have a brother [Patrick] that played professional tennis, so I understand at least to a small degree what Venus, as the older sister, was going through,” said Mac.  “The way she has treated Serena all these years and been behind her through thick and thin is remarkable because I can guarantee you I would have dusted my brother off and told him to take a friggin’ hike if he’d started beating me. The little brother in my family doesn’t beat the older brother, and that will never happen as long as I live.” 



Just to drive home the point, he added, “I never did lose to Patrick.”




Friday, September 7, 2012

Kevin James' 'between-the-legs' fail at U.S. Open

Comedians Kevin James and Adam Sandler played a celebrity match with former tennis greats Jim Courier and John McEnroe Thursday at the U.S. Open.

Even if you didn't like the "Grown Ups" co-stars' movie, you had to get a good laugh out of James' attempt at a between-the-legs shot especially after the racket smashed into his Chuck and Larry.

The all-in-fun doubles match was won by the Sandler/ McEnroe team over James/Courier.


Colin Quinn served as the match's umpire and probably considered James' play a double-fault.

Sandler and James are best buddies who have started NASCAR races, appeared in golf tournaments and performed in numerous skits together.  Never knew they could swing the rackets that well either.



James returned to Flushing just across Roosevelt Avenue from his beloved New York Mets home turf— Citi Field.  The "King of Queens" star just might have left his royal jewels over at Arthur Ashe Stadium as a tribute.