McEnroe’s life-style contains Wimbledon pundit ejected from occasion and medicines binge

With seven grand slam titles to his identify and a profession singles report that reads 883 wins and 198 losses, John McEnroe stays one of the crucial highly-regarded names in tennis. But the thrill and drama he encapsulated on the courtroom are simply as intriguing away from it.

‘Superbrat’, as he notoriously turned recognized in his enjoying days, introduced with him sporting brilliance and controversy in equal measure. When he wasn’t successful one in all his 77 profession titles, the American was touchdown himself in scorching water with officers, who he might seldom see eye-to-eye with.

Not content material with turning into the primary participant to be thrown out of a grand slam match for misconduct since 1963, after swearing at an umpire, supervisor, and referee on the Australian Open in 1990, McEnroe even managed to get himself ejected from an occasion in 2008 on the age of 49 after making an obscene gesture in the direction of spectators.

But along with his racket now hung up for good, success and chaos proceed to be the mantra of the 64-year-old’s life.

With a reported web value of £90m, McEnroe has been ticking over properly since retirement, commentating often on the ATP tour in addition to making plenty of tv and film appearances, together with cameo roles in US favourites like Frasier and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

He lives in an expensive penthouse in Manhatten along with his second spouse, rock star Patty Smyth, who he married in 1997. As a part of a £41.5m actual property empire in Los Angeles, till just lately the couple loved seaside breaks at their idyllic Paradise Cove retreat in Malibu. That was till they bought it for a cool £22.8m lasg yr yr – considerably greater than the £2m he was reported to have bought the property for in 1984.

Not content material with merely sharing an abode with a musician, McEnroe created his personal band after retirement, named the Johnny Smyth Band, with a nod of appreciation to his different half.

McEnroe has beforehand toured his band throughout America in the identical cities as ATP tour occasions, however as soon as made a shock look at one in all his spouse’s gigs, performing a canopy of the Nirvana observe, ‘Territorial P***ings’.

Life with Smyth actually seems extra settled than it was along with his earlier partner, Hollywood actress Tatum O’Neal. The pair wed in 1986 however had been divorced by 1994, with McEnroe taking full custody of their youngsters in 1998 on account of his Academy Award-winning ex-wife’s heroin habit.

McEnroe himself was no saint when it got here to leisure drug use, nevertheless, admitting to taking cocaine and smoking weed throughout his enjoying profession, in addition to accepting that he cheated on his first spouse in his 2022 biographic movie ‘McEnroe’.

But when he hasn’t been residing a lifetime of extra and euphoria, the previous world No. 1 indulges in his different passions – artwork and automobiles. He has owned a Manhattan artwork gallery since 1993 and as soon as paid Andy Warhol £35,000 for a portrait of himself.

Driving round Manhatten is sort of a problem, however that did not cease Superbrat from shopping for a Ferrari 400i at public sale in 2015. He later bought the tribute to Canadian racing automotive legend Giles Villeneuve, earlier than it was auctioned off once more.

McEnroe might be again at SW19 subsequent month, sharing his knowledge from the commentary field because the 2023 Wimbledon Championships get underway. The match might be utilizing AI to supply in-game commentary on sure matches for the primary time all through the match.

But in case you suppose that can sign the tip of McEnroe’s reign because the king of the tennis microphone, absolutely you’ll be able to’t be severe?