In March 2017, former tennis player and current ESPN commentator, John McEnroe, made headlines for his controversial comment about Serena Williams. In an interview with NPR, McEnroe stated, "If she played the men's circuit, she'd be like 700 in the world."
John McEnroe controversially stated that if Serena Williams played the men's circuit "she'd be like 700 in the world." This statement was made during an interview on "CBS This Morning" in 2017 and sparked a great deal of controversy and debate.