Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic to win 2019 US Open - McEnroe
Who will win this year's US Open? The former world No. 1 John McEnroe picks Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic. The American, speaking on a ESPN call on Friday, said: "I do think it will be one of the three at this present time. To answer your question, it definitely could help. They suddenly start to feel some energy coming from one of these youngsters or someone who’s been struggling and has never gotten over the hump, certainly they will get behind them, as well. They love an underdog. I think it’s time for some fresh blood to break through. These guys are the three greatest guys that ever played the game. We have to enjoy that, appreciate that. These guys are even more difficult to beat when the chips are down, when it’s best-of-five.
They just understand what it takes better than these other players. They’ve got the talent to back it up. It’s a tall order for any of these guys. You have to beat potentially at least two of them, in some cases three of them. That’s seemingly almost impossible to do. Perhaps with a little bit of luck something happens where a draw opens up. They’re human. At some stage they’re going to start losing more. You’ve seen that. Roger was out for six months. Rafa has been in and out. He defaulted in the semis last year. Novak had a couple years where he didn’t seem like the same guy. Now he’s back with a vengeance. There’s a couple guys that at least look like they’ve got plans. Medvedev is the guy to me that best looks like he’s awkward, people don’t like playing him. He understands strategy and subtleties of the game better than almost any of the other younger players. I find him the most interesting sort of mentally right now. I think there’s some young guys catching up. Hopefully we’ll see some breakthroughs this year."
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