John McEnroe makes wild statement about Alcaraz, Sinner

Tennis legend John McEnroe may have gotten a bit carried away while covering the French Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.

McEnroe, winner of seven majors, covered the French Open as an analyst for TNT. It would be an understatement to say he was excited that Sinner and Alcaraz reached the final, and most people feel McEnroe went overboard with his praise of the top two players in the world prior to the final.

McEnroe said he believes both Sinner and Alcaraz would be favored to beat Rafael Nadal on a clay court even if Nadal were in his prime.

“I know this is semi-crazy to say this because we just watched the three greatest players that ever lived over the last 20 years — Roger (Federer), obviously, Rafa and Novak (Djokovic). These two guys, to me, if you took a look at them bringing their A game right now, and I’m saying Sinner and Alcaraz against Rafael Nadal on clay … you would make a serious argument with both guys that they would be favored to beat Nadal at his best,” McEnroe said.

McEnroe added that he does not believe either Sinner or Alcaraz will win 20-plus majors because of the level of competition currently in the sport, but his take on Nadal was as scorching-hot as it gets.