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Casper 2018-12-10 03:27:03 

Serena Williams has “nothing to apologise for” after her meltdown at the US Open, according to John McEnroe


The man who probably had more than most to be sorry about during a stormy career reckons his compatriot was at fault for the way she verbally abused Carlos Ramos in the final at Flushing Meadows in September but “so was the umpire”.


Speaking at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Thursday before what he says will be his last appearance at the annual Champions Tennis tournament, McEnroe said Williams’s emotions probably got to her. He did not, however, think the incident, which cost her the title, would unsettle her at the Australian Open, where she will return for the first time since winning her 23rd major there two years ago while seven weeks pregnant.


“This isn’t the first thing that’s happened with her,”McEnroe said. “She’s been there. I doubt that’s her major concern right now. Let’s state the obvious. She is trying to tie Margaret Court [at an all-time record 24 majors], so that automatically makes it more interesting than all the other subplots.