Huffington Post headline: “McEnroe just can’t apologize for sexist Serena Williams comment.” A Twitter battle ensued, with readers choosing sides. Anyway, for this burst of honesty, McEnroe is being called sexist. This is a big revelation for the interviewer (it helps if you follow, you know, sports). McEnroe: Well because … if she played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world. Garcia-Navarro: Yeah, the best tennis player in the world. McEnroe: Oh! Uh, she's not, you mean, the best player in the world, period? Garcia-Navarro: Some wouldn't qualify it some would say she's the best player in the world. McEnroe: Best female player ever - no question. Garcia-Navarro: You say (Serena Williams) is the best female player in the world in the book. The “controversy” began with a radio interview in which NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro and McEnroe had the following exchange:

His new memoir is called “But Seriously,” which follows his first memoir, “You Cannot Be Serious.” (But seriously, a tennis player writes not one but two books about his life? You can’t be serious.) The subject has come up again because John McEnroe is trying to sell a book. Of all the tired, worn-out subjects that political correctness has spawned, this is among the most ridiculous of all, defying common sense, biology and evidence. The next person who suggests there is not a vast difference between men and women on the athletic field gets the middle seat between Kathy Griffin and Keith Olbermann.

Mcenroe you can t be serious