Mcenroe Access

McEnroe didn't play tennis like anyone else. His style was a "complex orchestration of body mechanics" designed for extreme precision. In a Great New Documentary, John McEnroe Is a Work of Art

: Unlike players who crumble under frustration, documentaries like In the Realm of Perfection suggest McEnroe actually played better when angry, using his feuds with umpires as fuel for excellence. McEnroe

: His 1981 Wimbledon outburst—"You cannot be serious!"—became a cultural touchstone that has followed him for decades. McEnroe didn't play tennis like anyone else