Few homegrown athletes represent New York as well as John McEnroe. As you might expect, the tennis legend and opinionated TV analyst has his thoughts on the game’s most popular topics, from Novak Djokovic to America’s men’s Grand Slam drought. There is. Naomi Osaka’s return to action.
McEnroe was at Randall’s Island Sporttime on Wednesday with his brother Patrick, a former professional player and broadcaster. Douglaston, Queens natives to honor 15 John McEnroe Tennis Academy players (six women and nine men) who signed national letters of intent to play the sport at the collegiate level. attended.
This means more than 200 players have gone on to university since the academy was founded in 2009. It’s also worth noting that the Johnny Mac Tennis Project community program provides free weekly tennis programs to more than 1,500 local students.
“First of all, I think our future ideally lies in these community programs,” John McEnroe told Post Sports+. “For me, growing up in New York and having the U.S. Open here in New York, the best way to spark love and interest in this sport is to give that opportunity to as many kids in the city as possible.
