Novak Djokovic challenges John McEnroe to a match! | US Open 2009
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- Novak Djokovic challenges four-time US Open champion John McEnroe to a hit at the US Open 2009!
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Great moment. Novak is a genuinely funny guy and John has acquired a most valuable skill for living, a sense of humor about himself. Kudos to both.
John is left handed?
@@leohkryes 🙂
My face hurts from smiling and laughing through this entire Vid. Legend.
The best film's end credits ever
Same
Me too! 2 legends!
I thought I was the only one
*McEnroe went from the best player in the world to the best commentator in the world*
Then again there was this guy named Björn Borg... He is no commentator though so I guess there's that.
What an absolute Legend !!!
So funny
@@JV-qh7ix p
@@JV-qh7ix no...you're completely wrong my dear.
the best player is John Patrick McEnroe...and the best talent Tennis have never seen.
remember...and don't forget it!
McEnro is a legend! He made tennis exciting and yes, absurdly funny. Those were the days.
Yeah
Yes, I remember. When people allowed pro athletes to act like spoiled little children throwing temper tantrums when things didn't go their way. Yes, great times.
@@generalyellor8188 I am glad times are more to your liking now. Poor professional athletes don’t getaway with anything these days and are so poorly paid!🤣😂
Stimmt..ich verfolge heute kein tennis mehr
after a doublefault,Mac will cried out "you make me sick"
John McEnroe is definitely a legend.
a genius
Brilliant
@@jeannemarddelislam1631 👍👍👍
@@shirleysawyer7922 Shizuku Osaka should try this once. Against McEnroe.
I think it's great the way McEnroe has transformed from an angry yet very talented athlete to a guy who can look back at himself and laugh at himself
He always had friends unlike some on the tour.
He looks like young joe biden
The guy is the commisioner of tennis. You don't have that degree with a bad attitude.
surely you are kidding...he is full of venom- more than ever. He has become an irritable intolerant bore
Haha people forget that there is a lot at stake during the tourney everybody wants that trophy. Tempers run high
Why have I never seen this before? One of the top ten tennis videos ever. The warmth and humor of two tennis legends, the commentators and the crowd make a wonderful and unexpected moment.
Djokovic is all class and all heart. What a great moment in history with Mac
This was absolutely great. Really loved every second of the video. I am old enough to have seen John in the 70's and 80's. And he is still in great shape, what a nice return. Both are great.
Oh I remember one time at Wimbledon he stormed off the court with his bags haha great times, he was a great all rounder and I rather enjoyed his antics
Loved watching him and borg or lendel play
Me to.
I also watched John in his prime. Never a dull moment when he played and always enjoyed his brillance at the net. I really miss the matches between him and Conners and Borg.
@@smokeybirdman Don’t forget Jimmy Connors! 😃
Brought tears to my eyes seeing Mcenroe again and against the modern-day legend Djokovic
Novak at his best !!! And John still rocking !!! Two true legends
Mcenroe missing the serve 2x in a row then throwing his racket down is hilarious and so spot-on 😂 love his humor
Two great tennis players and two great entertainers...
1 great tennis player and Novak
Absolutely spot on!
@@hsbdbsjsjebbdbsbsb370 better novak as you Hsbdbsjsjebbdbsbsb 🤣🙈
@@hsbdbsjsjebbdbsbsb370 Novak proving you wrong, bud.
The competitive grin on his face as soon as he realized he was going to play, and that touch...man, that touch never gets old, the purest touch ever imho.
Oh man. I'm a 50-something ex collegiate tennis player. I emulated Mac's game as a kid (and I'm even left-handed....) and for me personally, he will forever be my GOAT. I'm sure Djokovic is now the same to so many young tennis players. Two eras, two greats. What a phenomenal moment.
John Mac always speaks highly of Novak and defends him when the media go after him
John Mac is a legend, his energy can still liven up a stadium!
What a joy to see John McEnroe playing
it was an immense champion !!!!
What an absolute hoot, John McEnroe is a legend and I never get tired of his commentary. Novak's mimicry of John was fantastic. Love it!
John McEnroe.....one of the true iconic players in the last 40 years and still got game!!
Umm Federer? Agassi? Samprus? Bjorn? Nadal?
@@willcerf757 You must watch a lot of tennis....
@@willcerf757 he never said that those guys weren’t just that McEnroe is up there with them
@@lucianolorusso528, why always me?
Well, iconic yes. Still has game? Probably not. But that's ok, still perhaps the best tennis commentator of all time. That's worth alot to the dedicated fan. 🤩
the first time I've seen a US open crowd cheer Djokovic lol
And probably the only time.. :D That was back in 2009 when they didn't know he would become Federer nemesis x)
They love you when you're David, but hate you when you become the Goliath
@@Lil7672 why is this so true?
He deserves the booing.
@Kicabran Ticta why?
John McEnroe has a great energy about him.. he is eternally awesome.McEnroe is epic.
Two amazing men from different times, who share passion and love for the same sport. This is great to see ❤️
As someone who has been watching tennis since the McEnroe- Lendl era - this is emotional.
Mcenroe was the one who got me interessted in tennis when i was a kid. Tennis was so stif. Mostly all nice guys with much respect. And came mcenroe yelling at the umpire and his opponent. Smashing his racket. Loved it as a kid. He brougt the badboy to tennis. Gotta love it.
You never saw Jimmy Conners? The original bad boy was Illie Nastase, aka “Nasty”
@@clu4u i think that was before i was born. Im from 1980. But i will check it out.
The Borg McEnroe finals something of legend.
YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!!!😠
If Kyrios could get his act together and start competing for titles, he could do wonders for the sport.
One of numerous, still very agile, then,
50 year-olds. Took me a v long time to like McEnroe but he’s without doubt on of the best commentators as well as all time greats of the game.
This video made me smile from ear to ear. Just watch the way he even had that remarkable "soft touch" on one of his first returns. Thanks for the wonderful trip back.
McEnroe is my favourite player of all time..he really had all the shots..between 1980 to 84 he was awesome..the dismantling of Connors in the 84 Wimbledon final was sheer perfection
One thing for sure. John Mcenroe is still the living legend in tennis sport.
I have never seen so a wonderful performance, they are legends
thanks you, this makes very hapy to me
- Novsk Djokvic
@@blob2092 cap
A champion is always a champion .Both are Legendary players .
The two greatest, sharing an epic moment. You couldn't beat the smile off my face. 🙌❤️
Love him or hate him, but you cant deny that Djoker is one of the most complete player in tennis and an absolute entertainer. I miss his impersonations. RF fan by the way
My Top three of all times: 1. Federer as he makes tennis look easy like a feather. Just magic! 2./3. Djoker / Nadal in Rotation.
@@alexandergronhardt1891 weak era tho
@@plantpower3048 weak era? Don't be jelous Bro
why should anyone hate him? they need shrink or they may be a psychopath
I neither love nor hate Djokovic; only a fool would deny his incredible accomplishments, unique skills, and potential yet to be realized. Apart from his tennis playing entertainment he seems to think he is a great entertainer but is often pure cringe. One of the reasons you miss his impersonations is because he stopped doing them when he realized people were taking him less seriously.
Legendary impression
“Give the ball, you cannot be serious”
One legend after the other legend! Absolutely precious!!
Djokovich is the best to promote tennis! Big Mac is fantastic!! Hats off to both of them!! What a treat!!!!🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It was here I first started to follow Novak… what a decade he had following this. Legendary
Fantastic to see Novak's relaxed side. He is very funny love it
Two legends meets......nice people.....I love djokovic and mcnroe
I haven't played tennis in about 20 years, but I reckon this video alone will get me back on the court. Thank you JM...and thank you Novak for being such a sport.
Believe me John still shows how he revolutionized the game…with all his shot angles..
Djokovic is the champion..
John McEnroe is Legend.
Yeap! And so is Bjorn Borg!
@@orsaliaadamopoulos1925 Yes of course, although I was rooting for McEnroe.
@@micky6262 👍
Well said 🙏🙏🙏👏👏🇦🇺
@@anandaabey7237 Thank's Ananda..
I remember McEnroe beating people with his wooden racquets when most other players were switching to other materials. McEnroe preferred the feel of wood - what a legend.
Still think he's got the best hands in the game ever
This is a nice sounding story but a lie. Mac switched in 83, which was about the time many pros were making the transition. He wasn’t particularly late. As he himself says: he picked up one of Patrick mcenroe’s Dunlop’s and IMMEDIATELY took to it, finding more pop and no lack of feel. He never looked back and started playing successfully with him in his very next tournaments.
Never trust internet gurus - but particularly ones in youtube comments.
Yes, I am sure that he loves the feel of wood....
It was Bjorn Borg who kept playing with wood after others had switched.
@@Lil7672 Best serve and volley player ever, Johnny Mac.
John McEnroe is one of my childhood idols and I cannot believe so many years have passed by.
Want this Novak back. It was so much fun, he even impersonated Rafa in front of him. It was.such great fun to watch.
It's amazing to see John play again
The world needs more of this
Nah the world needs to stop destroying everything and killing every species.
@@justdev8965 different vid
@@justdev8965 out
Legendary moment of tennis.
Greetings from Brasil 👍🏼🇧🇷
John McEnroe is a gamer, what a legend, both legend with great sense of humour
Thank you TH-cam recommends.
That was fun.
✔️
John McEnroe is a legend. I started watching tennis matches because of him.
You CANNOT be serious man!!!!!!! You cannot be serious!!!!!
Me too🇮🇹👍
I started watching tennis because of Jimmy Connors Marshall. Connors was also a legend. That's when they used wooden rackets
@@wanderer1955 I sure am. They need us old farts around to keep the legends alive. I just wish Jimmy had married Chris and had a whole team of tennis player kids. Jimmy why didn't you marry Chris man?
Bjorn Borg and Agassi were great players too
McEnroe is and still is my favourite, fabulous player and I loved how he didn’t try to be what he was not.
John McEnroe has always been tennis greatest legend One of the technical masters, along with an attitude of never being a conformatist. I miss him so much on and off the centercourt.
Total class on the court!!! Two thumbs wayyyyy up!!! 👍👍🌟🌟👏👏
The quality of that first half volley is still amazing
True, John McEnroe was one of the most talented players in the history of tennis.
When John was winning championships on the biggest stages playing the world's best, he was also winning doubles and mixed doubles at the same time. Nobody does that.
Krejcikova, to a degree.
I can only think of navratilova. In the past I meant. No one nowadays does it. Or maybe the Williams sisters did it too.
Love it!
Djokovic has his own character, and he played perfectly to the crowd then. Gave everyone an extra 5 minutes of special unforgettable entertainment. And kudos to John McEnroe too, ever the entertainer and crowd pleaser.
It’s strange to think that Novak is not so popular now even though he’s charging towards best ever player metrics.
he's literally one grand slam away from goat. and if he'd beaten medvedev, he'd have that plus all four grand slams in one year, which hasn't been done since '69
@@sharpnova2 nadal has the most, and feds is still the goat. Dopervic can win as many as want, he'll always be a distant third at best.
Proof Novak has a heart
@@steinanderson9849 nadal doesn’t even make top 3 debate .. Federer and Djoko are miles ahead of Nadal and it’s not even close
Federer and Nadal are the gold Boys of tennis in every individual sport you get the favourites then some one comes a long and breaks that mould and challanges the fan favourites. Unfortunately Djokovic is that guy. I think his great and great player player his all round game is amazing especially his defence
Love it! My favourite two players of all time hitting the ball together. What joy!
My favourite two players of all time also
Novak is such a nice and humble guy
Wonderful to see the integrating of different generations. Kudos to Novak for keeping it alive. For their times, Ali-Frazier, Borg-McEnroe, and Alydar-Affirmed were three terrific rivalries. Rafa's victory today at the Australian, was a history maker too. It puts Nadal in the pantheon of all-timers from any sport!!
I never missed a match with John back then....memorabilia 💚
Hahaha this was briliant!!! Joko imitating John was pure class!
so made me laugh, this is what I love and is sadly missed from the game
You cant he serious
Djok made me a fan of tennis. Never missed any of his major finals!
Oh thank you for this!! You've had me laughing out loud at these two, and really made my day 🤣🤣
I was almost crying! I fell in love with tennis because of McEnroe many decades ago.
Big Mac and Djoker always give the people what they want !
More charisma in one player than in the whole stadium...
Jednog dana cemo gledati snimke i slike kao i neke Reportaze cak i Film o nasoj legendi i bratu Novaku. Bez njega ane i jelene ja nikada ne bih poceo da gledam tenis,kamoli da igram! Sve naj nasem rodjenom Djokovicu
Than*
Yeh! And Djokovic isn’t bad either🤣
John McEnroe, the best
@@clauzpaz5045 one of the best👍
That last point was awesome….Mac is such an awesome guy and his bother who was 1st shown in the crowd I know personally…such a great family.
Que emocionante ver a estas dos leyendas de diferentes epocas encontrarse con un solo mensaje: amor al tenis!
The Mac. What a legend
Ugh, such a great sport.
it seems to me djokovic isnt trying his hardest though which kinda makes this a bit dumb lol
@@JW-bs7xp lol if he was trying his hardest McEnroe wouldnt let have a chance
@@Nord1497 that seems kinda rude and presumptuous - sometimes playing hard is a mark of respect and i do not think djokovic was right to be so rude
@@JW-bs7xp what, you think the crowd and McEnroe wouldve appreciated Novak blasting him off the court? That wouldn’t be’ McEnroe and Djokovic playing’ that would be’ Dominic destroying McEnroe and not letting him win a point.’ I guarantee that if Novak had tried his hardest people like you would be calling him out on humiliating McEnroe
@@Nord1497 Sometimes in life the polite thing is to play hard rather than patronise - you will learn that as you grow up
How awesome are these two as people regardless of their professional roles...🇿🇦
Just the six major's for John, but simply the most talented player in the sport's history!!😍😍😍😍
NO ONE is or will be better at the net than McEnroe. His touch and reflexes are uncanny. Made him the best doubles player ever IMO.
I always wanted to see Mac and Martina play doubles together. The best male and the best female doubles players together 😃
Serena the besttttt
@@1saacgeorge Best ever women's player, but not at the net.
@@kyska00 That's what made McEnroe vs Borg so epic. One of the best passing shots ever vs the best net player.
@@mf5202 she is amazing at the net that is why she has 7 Wimbledon titles and you need to volley if you wanna win on grass
Who's here after he is at all time highest in weeks no 1
Me
@@johnstew8617 Ha ha great¡ You are champion.😊
So great.
Both of them.
With his commentary he’s made tennis interesting again because he tells it how it is
Djokovic doing a Maria Sharapova impression is real gold
Johnny Mac! Best touch & hands the sport has ever seen. And he was a grinder in the juniors! Pure baseliner. That even makes it even more freakish
Its great honour when you see big John McEnroe respect you . Most talented guy ever in tennis game .
OMGosh!!! This was sooo GREAT!!! Grew up watching McEnroe and was one of his biggest fans!!! No words!! Just laughter and tears 🤣😂🤣😂
Djokovic is a champ from Heart. He’s generous in praise & extremely humble
John has a soft heart who was often misunderstood as aggressive. He’s a real entertainer
It’s fun
Novak is humble? Dun make me laugh plz
McEnroe - THE KING OF SERVE AND VOLLEY
I give that title to Pistol Pete
@@jamesb8467 Sampras … ok but we talking about left handed !!!
In 1984, oh yes. Untouchable!
This is so enjoyable! Those guys have so much charisma and sense of humor. From now on, if i have a bad day, i am gonna watch this again. Sure makes me feel better!
*McEnroe and Djokovic need to have their own TV show.*
Qu'est ce que c'est bon de le revoir comme çà, c'est génial ! Des frissons, de la nostalgie, génial
Big McEnroe fan back in the day, both these guys are legends.
Bellas personas, grandes profesionales . Muchas gracias por alegrarnos .......
Nothing can match McEnroe and Borg's match in Wimbledon taking to 5 sets. It was a great match in which Borg won, but the match was great watching McEnroe.
That classic net volley was legit.
Novak clearly missed that
it was frickin beautiful
Literally warmed my heart seeing that. Mac's talent is REAL.
Grandissimo Djokovic grandissimo
Djokovic as a person defending his basic rigjts when the world was all on him during covid.. truly a hero
McEnroe still plays well. Calm now and with no broken rackets his game improves. Saves his energy playing instead of shouting at umpires call.
Djokovic only had one grand slam at that time...
@Avinash Anand Eating wheat ?
@Avinash Anand was it not eating tomatoes giving him problems?
@Avinash Anand It's the celiac disease and the treatment for it is to eat only gluten-free foods.
@@tehatte he doesn't have coeliac disease. He had something similar to asthma which a doctor recognised and changed Novak's diet - cutting out all gluten, dairy and meat, and his asthma disappeared. Novak does yoga and meditation as well. He's also extremely flexible - can do the splits. Novak does everything that it's humanly possible for an athlete to do to become No 1 in his sport. Probably the first tennis player to ever take it to such extremes but it's obviously paying off.
@@ksc743 Oh sorry maybe I misread it somewhere that he had celiac disease. I also read about his asthma.
Djokovic had only one slam, first time I saw his potential and knew he was going to be a champ was in the 2007 us open against federal which he lost . By the end of 2010 roger had 16 grand slam nadal had 9 already . Hue different and now he's only 2 behind . His dominance in the last decade is absolutely mind-blowing
I remember watching him play Federer in AO 05 or 06 and he lost in straight sets but I was thinking this kid, who was (well, still is) the same age as me, was fearless and there was some swagger about him. He is destined for something. And I started following him
@@randomcon123 It was 2007 AO, arguably Federer's best tournament ever. He gave him a beating in the 4th round. The next year, the Djoker got his revenge (although Federer didn't play as well, Djokovic was clutch).
When fedrer had sixteen nadal was at six also once
Weak era.
@@suhasjoshi2905 yaa and then came 2010
Love the entire moment. Brilliant
That was such fun. That's what tennis is all about. There's far too much seriousness in sport now a days. Loved this video clip. What a pleasure.
Had the great fortune of watching McEnroe play at Wimbledon 1977 and 1979.
So it's quite evident that angry Johnny didn't lose either his steps or his temperament ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Huge love 💝 for McEnroe ! And Djoko is awesome entertainer!
Great video, two great champions form different times, McEnroe is such a legend and a great ambassador for tennis and Djokovic one of the all time greats. Wish he'd show his playful side a bit more often.
For you dear Novak, 2022 was a bad year with many humiliations. For many people in the world you became a hero. Thank you for your great character.