2017.07.16 网球运动员和评论员约翰-麦肯罗

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Kirsty Young's castaway is the tennis player and commentator, John McEnroe. He won three singles and five doubles Wimbledon titles, four singles and four doubles at the US Open and was ranked number one in the world for four consecutive years in the 1980s.

John McEnroe grew up in New York and didn't pick up a tennis racquet until the age of eight, but his talent was quickly spotted and he began to compete in junior tournaments. In 1977, aged 18 and between high school and university, he qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon and reached the semi-finals where he lost to Jimmy Connors. By the end of the tournament his on-court behaviour - shouting, haranguing umpires and abusing his racquet - earned him the nickname 'Superbrat'.

He made his first Wimbledon final against Bjorn Borg in 1980. In one of the finest matches in history, despite winning a tiebreak 18-16 to win the fourth set, he lost the match. He beat Borg the following year to win his first Wimbledon singles title. 1984 was the best year in John's career: he won 82 out of 85 matches he played, but it was also the year when he was beaten at the French Open by Ivan Lendl, who replaced him as number one.

John married the actress Tatum O'Neal in 1986. They divorced in the mid-1990s and he has been married to the singer Patty Smyth since 1997. Since retiring in 1992, in addition to his role as tennis commentator, he has been a coach and runs his own tennis academy. He still plays in tennis tournaments.



网球运动员和评论员约翰-麦肯罗。他赢得了温布尔登三项单打和五项双打冠军，在美国公开赛上赢得了四项单打和四项双打冠军，并在20世纪80年代连续四年位居世界第一。

约翰-麦肯罗在纽约长大，直到8岁才拿起网球拍，但他的天赋很快被发现，他开始参加青少年比赛。1977年，18岁的他在高中和大学之间，有资格参加温布尔登网球赛的正赛，并进入半决赛，输给了吉米-康纳斯。在比赛结束时，他在球场上的行为--大喊大叫、骚扰裁判员和滥用球拍--为他赢得了 "超级大盗 "的绰号。

1980年，他首次进入温布尔登决赛，对手是比约恩-博格。在历史上最精彩的比赛之一，尽管他以18-16赢得了第四盘的平分，但还是输掉了比赛。第二年他击败了博格，赢得了他的第一个温布尔登单打冠军。1984年是约翰职业生涯中最好的一年：他在85场比赛中赢了82场，但也是在这一年，他在法国公开赛上被伊万-伦德尔击败，后者取代了他的头号选手地位。

约翰在1986年与女演员塔图姆-奥尼尔结婚。他们在20世纪90年代中期离婚，他从1997年开始与歌手帕蒂-斯迈思结婚。自1992年退休后，除了担任网球评论员外，他还担任教练并经营自己的网球学院。他仍然参加网球比赛。