The tabloids, which had already labeled McEnroe "Superbrat," went into a frenzy. The assault rattled the prim-and-proper British tennis scene. He followed it up by saying, "You guys are the absolute pits of the world." "You can't be serious, man."īut as the simmer turned to a boil, he unleashed history, screaming what the British newspaper The Independent recently called "the most famous four words ever uttered by a tennis player." "Chalk came up all over the place," he said. He was able to avoid a default after melting down and screaming at umpire Edward James after a disputed call.Īfter a shot was called out, McEnroe slowly approached umpire Edward James. In that Wimbledon, on June 22, 1981, McEnroe scored his biggest upset. Robb Harskamp Click here to see the full-sized version of this illustration.īut that may not be McEnroe's most enduring feat of the tournament.
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