‘GOAT’ Serena Williams showed ‘seriously high quality’ in second round win, Eurosport expert John McEnroe claims

Serena Williams has been labelled the “greatest of all time” by Eurosport’s John McEnroe, after she knocked out Anett Kontaveit in a convincing second round clash at the US Open. The 40-year-old beat the tournament’s second seed 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 in front of an elated crowd to set up a third round tie against Ajla Tomljanovic, as she searches for her seventh Grand Slam title on US shores. Ad McEnroe questioned whether there has ever been a better athlete than the “GOAT of all GOAT’s” Williams, as he heaped praise on the 23-time Grand Slam champions’ performance.

US Open'It was difficult to cope' — Tearful Kontaveit on facing Serena's crowd6 HOURS AGO “You know there’s this ad that Serena was in where she turned into Wonder Woman. Well she’s turned now back into Serena Willliams,” McEnroe said. “First round, that first set looking shaky,” he added, referring to her recent run of poor form at Wimbledon and the Cincinnati Masters.

“All of a sudden she’s playing in a way that, dare I say, we expect her to play, even at 40. I mean she played unreal. This was a seriously high quality second round match.

After her hard fought win where she came back from a second set blip to roar onto victory, Williams claimed she “had nothing to lose” during her post match media duties, which McEnroe echoed. “Absolutely right,” he insisted. “She’s already the GOAT of GOAT’s as it is — people are flocking to see her.

“I was actually surprised at how well she moved. I didn’t agree with [Anett] Kontaveit — what her plan was. It seemed like she wanted to go toe to toe with her which I think was a big mistake.