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The 36-year-old holds the most Grand Slam records of all time with 22, and the American pundit has hailed Nadal's mental toughness.
During the BBC's coverage of Nadal's win over Van de Zandschulp, Feliciano Lopez asked McEnroe whether he thought the 22-time Major winner was the most mentally tough athlete of all time. "Yeah.
He is up there with Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo," McEnroe replied. "But they are team guys. "[Novak] Djokovic isn't far behind, [he is] pretty damn close.