This year's US Open will be without a familiar voice. Tennis legend John McEnroe tested positive for COVID and will not call the New York-based tournament, ESPN's PR team said Tuesday in a post on its X account.

John McEnroe Says He Tested Positive for COVID and Will Miss US Open TV Coverage. Aug. 29, 2023, at 5:27 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - John McEnroe has COVID-19 and is missing time as ESPN's lead tennis analyst for its U.S. Open television coverage.

However, the 7-time singles Grand Slam champion at the age of 63, still loves to play the sport. McEnroe recently talked about playing tennis with kids at his academy. Additionally, the former US Open champion stated that he is facing some hardships and challenges because of his injuries.

John McEnroe won three Wimbledon titles -- 1981, 1983 and 1984. John McEnroe was a winner and a whiner, a super talent nicknamed Superbrat. A lefthander with all the strokes, he never felt a need to stroke anybody. A serve-and-volleyer, his shotmaking artistry enabled him to dominate tennis from 1981-84.

McEnroe was even with Björn Borg (7–7), Andre Agassi (2–2), and Michael Stich (1–1), but trailed against Pete Sampras (0–3), Goran Ivanišević (2–4), Boris Becker (2–8), Guillermo Vilas (5–6), Jim Courier (1–2), and Ivan Lendl (15–21).

John McEnroe (46) John McEnroe is another player who holds a record for being one of the oldest players to retire from tennis. McEnroe announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 46. Though he had already retired as a singles player by 1992, McEnroe returned to tennis as doubles and mixed doubles player.

McEnroe finished his career with 77 singles titles on the ATP Tour and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest men's combined total of the Open Era. He is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both the men's singles and the men's doubles categories.

“Unfortunately, after feeling a bit under the weather, I tested positive for COVID,” McEnroe said in a statement released by the network on Tuesday, the second day of the Grand Slam tournament. “I'm watching the U.S. Open from home and can't wait to get back to work soon.”

John McEnroe A truly great player himself (he is arguably the best and certainly the most inventive serve-volleyer the sport has ever seen), he has proved himself to be an even greater commentator.

After another debatable call, an angry McEnroe shouted at the umpire, "You cannot be serious! You are an incompetent fool, an offense against the world!" And those first four words were etched in history and inducted in the pop culture!

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In 1989, McEnroe won the French Open men's doubles title and the Masters doubles title, partnering with Jim Grabb. His first career singles final came in 1991 at Chicago, where he faced his brother John, who won the match 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.