When Novak Djokovic was playing against Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal of the recently concluded US Open, John McEnroe , in the ESPN commentary box, made a “ hurtful ” comment about a senior US Open staff member. The staffer, Susan Perkins , criticized McEnroe for making her feel embarrassed.

This incident happened when Perkins was seen giving restrung rackets to one of the players. When she appeared on the screen, McEnroe in the commentary box said, “ Thank you, grandma “.

I would like to tell John McEnroe that his comments, such as “good time for her age group” and “grandma,” felt dismissive and hurtful rather than humorous. I was simply doing my job, delivering a restrung racket to a player. His job is to comment on the players, not other people working on the court. Su

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