{"id":12778,"date":"2024-12-21T02:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T02:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2024-12-21T02:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T02:57:06","slug":"john-mcenroe-on-novak-djokovic-i-hope-novak-wins-the-australian-open-because-of-the-interest-he-brings-to-tennis-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=12778","title":{"rendered":"John McEnroe on Novak Djokovic: &#8220;I hope Novak wins the Australian Open because of the interest he brings to tennis around the world.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7HPNfSQjjtzJHE58COBrCY3HC4rcrGJfiDg&amp;s\" alt=\"McEnroe: I hope that Novak will win the Australian Open, and the  relationship with Murray will be short-lived - Sloboden Press\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">According to American legend, the Scot can help the Serb a lot<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-body-inner\">\n<p>Former American tennis player and now commentator John McEnroe had to give his opinion on the choice of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray to become his coach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>John, with a touch of humor, comments that this will allow the Scot to take a break from his life as a father, especially as he has many children to look after. Murray has four children with his wife, Kim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u2013 I&#8217;m sure it will be a very short-lived relationship. But in a way, I hope Novak wins the Australian Open because of the interest he brings to tennis around the world. It will give Murray a little break, give him more positive vibes and I&#8217;m kidding when I say he needs a break from his kids &#8211; says the American.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he believes that this relationship will be successful.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2013 Murray is passionate about tennis and loves it. He will do his best for Novak, just as he did for himself (while he was an active tennis player n.z.). That guy gave 120 percent, gave absolutely everything. I think Murray will bring something to the team. Novak respects him a lot, so Murray will be able to &#8220;press&#8221; him when he needs to &#8211; believes McEnroe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1443682\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1443682\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/f1755-17344868243193-1920.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"I'm sure this is going to be extremely short-lived&quot; - John McEnroe makes  his feelings known on Novak Djokovic &amp; Andy Murray's coaching partnership\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1443682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPA\/Philip Singer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Australian Open is from January 6 to 26, and Yannick Siner is defending the title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to American legend, the Scot can help the Serb a lot Former American tennis player and now commentator John McEnroe had to give his opinion on&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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