‘Tournaments less fun without Djokovic, Federer and Nadal’

‘A match with out Djokovic, Federer and Nadal is much less enjoyable’, says John McEnroe

Seven-time main champion John McEnroe mentioned tennis is working out of superstars and that tournaments with out Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are much less enjoyable.

The 2021 Miami Open – which concluded on Sunday with Hubert Hurkacz taking the title – was the primary ATP Masters 1000 occasion with none of the ‘Huge Three’ since Paris in 2004.

“The tennis world is working out of superstars. A giant match with out Djokovic, Federer and Nadal is much less enjoyable,” McEnroe instructed Swiss information portal Nau.

Federer – a 20-time Grand Slam champion – made his comeback from having two knee surgical procedures final yr on the ATP 250 occasion in Doha final month. The 39-year-old Swiss determined to skip Miami, in addition to the ATP 500 in Dubai beforehand, after making the quarter-finals in Qatar – shedding to eventual winner Nikoloz Basilashvili.

With @djokernole‘s withdrawal, Miami 2021 would be the first Masters 1000 with none Huge 3 member current since Paris 2004 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DcF35HPbAg

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 19, 2021

Nadal – additionally a 20-time main winner – withdrew from the Masters 1000 match having additionally pulled out of the Rotterdam ATP 500 in March, to get well totally from a again harm forward of the European clay-court season. The 34-year-old Spaniard final featured on the Australian Open in February – the place he was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas within the quarter-finals.

Djokovic additionally determined to overlook the journey to Florida – in an effort to spend time along with his household. The 34-year-old Serbian final performed when he beat Daniil Medvedev within the Australian Open closing to win his 18th Grand Slam title.