'This is insane' - Rafael Nadal 'so incredible' but French Open chances 'all about health' says John McEnroe

Eurosport expert John McEnroe has given his views on Rafael Nadal and said his chances of winning the French Open again are «all about his health». Nadal kick-started his bid for a 14th French Open title with a comprehensive 6-2 6-2 6-2 victory over Australian Jordan Thompson in the first round. Ad/> The 13-time champion was looking to make an early statement at Roland-Garros after failing to pick up a single warm-up title on clay, with a recurring foot problem hampering his preparations.

/> Roland-Garros'This is insane' — Nadal 'so incredible' but chances 'all about his health' says McEnroe38 MINUTES AGO No such issues arose in his opening encounter on Court Philippe-Chatrier, however, with Nadal needing just two hours and four minutes to wrap up the victory. Having found himself in the same quarter of the draw as world No. 1 and great rival, Novak Djokovic, and rising star and fellow Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz, he will face wild card Corentin Moutet in the second round on Tuesday evening.

McEnroe has described Nadal's exploits at his second home on the red dirt at Roland-Garros as «insane» and reiterated that his prospects of securing a second Grand Slam triumph in succession after his Australian Open crown depends on his fitness. «Obviously, he steps foot on any court at the French Open — it's almost always Philippe Chatrier — you expect him to win,» McEnroe told Eurosport in Paris. «This is insane what he has done.

You start laughing when you say it, it’s so incredible. But when I saw him play [Denis] Shapovalov in Rome and he limped off the court, I’m like, ‘woah, it doesn’t look [likely] he’s going to play the French’. 'We are getting old' — Federer, Nadal, Djokovic pay tribute to retiring Tsonga Wilander: Nadal and