Jimmy Kimmel and John McEnroe were discussing the U.S. Open on Wednesday's Kimmel Live, and the big deal this year is Serena Williams' quest to win a "calendar grand slam," which hasn't been done since Steffi Graf won all four major tournaments in 1988. And the last one before that was in about 1950, McEnroe said. "This is very, very rare." When Kimmel asked, McEnroe said that he has, in fact, hit balls with Williams before.
"If you guys played a serious match, who do you think would win that match?" Kimmel asked. "I believe that I could still take her," he replied, after noting that his daughters would probably pick Williams. "And why hasn't this happened?" Kimmel prodded. The answer seems to be that Donald Trump didn't offer enough money when he proposed such a match 15 years ago, and now McEnroe and Williams both have too much to lose. Still, if somebody offered the type of money Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao got for fighting, McEnore hinted.... In other words, dream on. And watch below. Peter Weber
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