[Hulk01]

Stymie, It seems you would have to have glasses in a color other than Cardinal to insist that McEnroe would barely crack the all-time top 20.  The most respected poll ever conducted ranked as its top ten:

Federer
Laver
Sampras
Nadal
Borg
Budge
Agassi
McEnroe
Connors
Tilden

Kramer, Hoad, and Gonzales in a class with McEnroe?  Kramer and Hoad combined had only as many Grand Slam wins (7) as McEnroe, who had five more Grand Slam wins that Pancho, who ranked 22nd in that poll.  You might think that a man for whom the most famous racquet in tennis is named might be Mc's equal, but I've never heard anyone who thought that, not least of all because tennis was much more competitive in Mc's peak years than in any of those guys.  I've never heard that disputed, either.

[Hulk01]

Stymie, It seems you would have to have glasses in a color other than Cardinal to insist that McEnroe would barely crack the all-time top 20.  The most respected poll ever conducted ranked as its top ten:

Federer
Laver
Sampras
Nadal
Borg
Budge
Agassi
McEnroe
Connors
Tilden

Kramer, Hoad, and Gonzales in a class with McEnroe?  Kramer and Hoad combined had only as many Grand Slam wins (7) as McEnroe, who had five more Grand Slam wins that Pancho, who ranked 22nd in that poll.  You might think that a man for whom the most famous racquet in tennis is named might be Mc's equal, but I've never heard anyone who thought that, not least of all because tennis was much more competitive in Mc's peak years than in any of those guys.  I've never heard that disputed, either.