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John McEnroe has compared Rafael Nadal to a host of legendary athletes including Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spaniard's straight sets Wimbledon fourth-round victory over Botic van de Zandschulp. 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. I would say Tom Brady the football player, I don't know how well you know him but he is incredibly