John McEnroe names the American man he thinks has the best probability of successful a Grand Slam title

John McEnroe loves American tennis and has maintained that mindset even properly into his retirement.

As a participant, he never missed a Davis Cup match, referencing some of those triumphs among the best of his whole storied profession.

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Then, once he stopped enjoying, the 67-year-old took up the mantle of Davis Cup captain, resigning after just 14 months, as he failed to get common commitments from the stars of the period like Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

Now a distinguished and outspoken pundit, he continues to fly the flag proudly when given the alternative.

Speaking as a Eurosport and TNT Sports pundit lately, John McEnroe has now named the American man he thinks is the closest to claiming a Grand Slam title.

John McEnroe previews the future of males’s tennis in America

It has been 23 long years since we last saw a US man elevate a main, although we came close just last month when Ben Shelton reached the US Open remaining.

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Sadly, he failed to problem Alexander Zverev, but it marked a large breakthrough for the 23-year-old.

This possible prompted McEnroe’s alternative, as he famous: “People ask me all the time when we are going to get an American winning a Grand Slam and I put Ben (Shelton) at the top of the list.

“We wait to see what occurs with gamers like (Jakub) Mensik or [Joao] Fonseca and whether these younger youngsters can get over the hump and problem Sinner and Alcaraz.

“Or will Sascha Zverev be dominant and win a few more Grand Slams over the next few years?

“Carlos and Jannik were a long means forward of the relaxation for the last couple of years and accidents have stopped that this yr, so it’s an attention-grabbing query transferring ahead who will step up.”

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Then, discussing the wider topic of American tennis, he feared for participation, with other sports seemingly taking precedent and thus hoovering up the elite athletes.

McEnroe added: “It feels to me that tennis is more accessible in other nations, particularly Europe.

“In our country, to be blunt, the accessibility is a big issue. The best athletes play American football, basketball, in some cases, soccer. You have the affordability issues and tennis is expensive.”

Andy Murray lately outlined what he discovered unbelievable about Ben Shelton, having practiced with him before he retired.

Elsewhere, McEnroe did also lablel Learner Tien as the ‘most expert’ American presently on the ATP Tour.