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John McEnroe first ranks Serena Williams No. 700 among men, then No. 5

By Harry Floyd

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: John McEnroe of The United States, partner of Cedric Pioline of France in action during Mens Legends match against Pat Cash of Australia and Michael Chang of The United States on day thirteen of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: John McEnroe of The United States, partner of Cedric Pioline of France in action during Mens Legends match against Pat Cash of Australia and Michael Chang of The United States on day thirteen of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on June 9, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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John McEnroe ranked Serena Williams No. 700 among men’s singles players. He then somewhat goes back on his statement, ranking her 5th.

John McEnroe is no stranger to controversy.

His recent comments saw him ranking American tennis superstar Serena Williams No. 700 among men’s singles players. The comment understandably drew backlash.

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Williams took to social media to ask McEnroe to respect her privacy while she is focusing on her pregnancy. She also commented that she has never played any men’s singles players in that way and that his comments were not factually based.

It is no surprise to see McEnroe making off the cuff comments.

A former world No. 1 himself, the American tennis player has seven Grand Slam singles titles. After receiving a great deal of backlash for his comments on where Williams would fall among the all-time men’s singles players, McEnroe revised his statement.

On CBS News, the former world No. 1 re-ranked his all-time greats. Placing Roger Federer in the top position, he then put Williams at No. 5. McEnroe ranked her ahead of Novak Djokovic, who he placed at No. 6.

There is never a dull moment in life of John McEnroe. Williams remains away from the WTA Tour while pregnant. The American superstar won the 2017 Australian Open earlier this year. Another former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, recently returned to action after giving birth to her son Leo.

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