If John McEnroe were a street he would be Broadway, all flashing lights and confidence and surprises, in the city where he grew up, but he reined back on the braggadocio when he handed Andy Murray a sobering warning about his chances at the US Open, which starts on Monday.
He is not writing him off but when they spoke here this week, he was blunt: Murray needs a kind run in the early rounds – starting with the last-minute substitute for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Australian James Duckworth – and plenty of quality recovery time if his creaking body is to carry him towards the final weekend.
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