US Open 2022 - John McEnroe wonders if Serena Williams 'could be tempted' to carry on if she wins in New York

John McEnroe has suggested Serena Williams could delay her retirement if she wins a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam at the US Open. Williams, 40, has said she is “evolving away from tennis” and is looking to «grow her family». Ad It is expected that the US Open will be the final tournament of her legendary career, although she has hinted that she might continue to play on.

US Open'The queen of all sports' — O'Sullivan hails 'incredible' Williams ahead of farewell4 HOURS AGO If Williams did win in New York she would equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 major titles. And seven-time major winner McEnroe has compared her situation to Pete Sampras, who retired with a record 14 Grand Slam titles at the age of 32 and has since seen Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal soar past him. «Serena doesn’t like losing a lot,» said McEnroe on Eurosport's coverage of the first day at Flushing Meadows.

O'Sullivan hails Williams as 'queen of all sports' Williams and Swiatek meet ahead of US Open «None of the athletes do, but particularly her. That’s part of why she’s won so much, but if by some way she won this and tied Margaret Court don’t you think she’d be tempted to go to Australia and break it? »Pete Sampras was the last guy who went out on a high, winning the US Open [in 2002]. He thought he was going to hold the record for the most majors for the next 30 years because it took that long to break Roy Emerson, but guess what? Three guys blew by him.

«So time passes by and the next thing you know there are other people You think it’s impossible. It does seem impossible because Serena and Venus’ story is a once in every 100 years. I’m hoping the fact that they’ve inspired a lot of kids to play can make it once every 10