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McEnroe Brothers Weigh-In on US Open

Aug 28th 2016

ESPN tennis analysts John and Patrick McEnroe spoke with media Friday to discuss the upcoming US Open.Soundbites

On:  Coaching Milos Raonic while working for ESPN.

·         “Milos has two coaches. I came in in an advisory role before Wimbledon. He's got a great team around him. I think it's best and easiest at this point, this week I was with him, but having thought about it, and for Milos' sake, for ESPN and my sake, I think it's best that we stop right now doing what we're doing.” – John

On:  The Roof

·         “I think the atmosphere is going to be absolutely awesome.  New York is already electric as it is. But you get a night match, you get the roof closed, personally I can't wait for that to happen to see what that's going to feel like.” – Patrick

·         “You get significantly less wind. So I think that the level of play is going to be much easier for the players to play their best.  The only catch is going to be the shade. The roof is so big that there's times of the day where that shade is going to come across and be very tricky…That's going to make life a little bit tricky for the players.  I think generally you're going to hear that the players, both women and men, are going to love it I think.” – John

On:  Handicapping the women’s field…which is Serena and the field.

·         “But as has been the case for the last couple years, other than Serena, there hasn't really been a legit No. 2 player. Halep is another one, got to the French Open final a couple years ago. I think Kerber has done the best as far as winning a major. Muguruza I think has the most ability physically, but she can be mentally a little suspect. I think that's where Kerber has improved a lot.  I think it's fairly open.” - Patrick

·         “Yeah, I think (Serena’s) vulnerable…I've heard mixed things about her shoulder. I'm not sure if she's a hundred percent. But if anyone saw her play at Wimbledon, see her once she gets going, to me if she plays up to her ability, she's going to win this…from the little I've seen, she doesn't seem to be serving with the same pop. Her serve really went off in the Olympics. That would lead me to believe that something's there.” - John

On:  Can Andy Murray win it?

·         “I look at what he did on clay this year as amazing. He was an okay clay court player. Then this year he really turned it to another level and became one of the best clay court players in the world this year. I think that really helped him do what he's been able to do the last couple of months, both at Wimbledon and the Olympics. I think that gave him a lot more confidence.  Also, because of that, because of how well he played on clay, now he's got a chance to take over No. 1.” - Patrick