Tennis legend John McEnroe sent social media into a frezn with his interview with Rafael Nadal after the Australian Open semifinal, revealing he had seen the tennis superstar naked.
Second seed Nadal dismantled young Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last four in Melbourne, winning 6-2 6-4 6-0 in just one hour and 47 minutes.
However, the Spaniard’s post-match interview with McEnroe at Rod Laver Arena took an unusual turn when the American switched the conversation to focus on Nadal’s body.
“I’m going to make some people jealous here, I’ve got to be honest at the end of the second set I had to take a quick bathroom break,” McEnroe said, standing in the center of the court. I was finishing taking this very quick bathroom break when all of a sudden I started to walk out and I saw a naked Rafael Nadal in the bathroom.”
“What was your impression?” Nadal asked.
“I thought to myself, ‘that looks a lot like my body’. No. Absolutely lying about that. I said to myself ‘I wish I had a body like that,'” McEnroe replied.
Then the Twitter comments came rolling in:
What was going through John McEnroe's head after seeing Nadal naked at the #AusOpen: pic.twitter.com/68POGCTnK8
— Alexander Pan (@alexandervpan) January 24, 2019
Wow, super awkward interview b/w John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal. When your "question" starts with "I saw you naked in the bathroom…" you know it's not going anywhere good #AusOpen
— Grant Sheppard (@grantjsheppard) January 24, 2019
— Is this government actually about to go? (@JonWooders) January 24, 2019
— Is this government actually about to go? (@JonWooders) January 24, 2019
Oh God John McEnroe 🤦♂️
(Commenting on Nadal's naked body) #ausopen pic.twitter.com/7ZqqNSFwsO
— Mr TV Australia (@MrTVAus) January 24, 2019
Even by McEnroe's standards, relating his impressions of Nadal naked in the locker room is—too much information.
— Marianne Bevis (@MarianneBevis) January 24, 2019
Creepy and inappropriate!
— Vicki Simpson (@vickiasimpson) January 24, 2019
Definitely creepy, and most certainly inappropriate.
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