Djokovic's sensational disqualification reminded many of American tennis player John McEnroe's infamous incident during the 1990 Australian Grand Slam.&nbsp;

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Tennis legend John McEnroe was a dominating icon in the professional sport during the 1980s. He won three Wimbledon and four US Open titles between 1979 and 1984, against such formidable opponents as Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.&nbsp;

During his illustrious career, the American won 17 Grand Slams including nine in men’s doubles and one in mixed doubles. However, he was known as "Superbrat" because of constant arguments and badmouthing of umpires and linesmen and one such incident led him to disqualification during Australian Open.&nbsp;

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On January 21, 1990, he was playing against Sweden's Mikael Pernfors. McEnroe won the first set easily but Pernfors won the second set. After the players traded service breaks in the third, McEnroe led 2-1. And during the changeover, he stood in front of the lineswoman and glared at her for what he thought made a bad call.&nbsp;

The chair umpire at that time, Gerry Armstrong, &nbsp;gave American ace McEnroe a conduct code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.&nbsp;

However, the things escalated during the seventh game of the fourth set. McEnroe was leading in the match with 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-4. He threw his racket to the ground, where it bounced on the court's hard surface. The chair umpire called another code violation, for racket abuse, and McEnroe started swearing at him. Ken Farrar, the Grand Slam chief of supervisors arrived and spoke with McEnroe, whose continued complaints and swears were audible to spectators and TV viewers. With Farrar’s authorization, Armstrong called a third and final code violation: "Default Mr. McEnroe. Game, set, match."

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McEnroe became the first man since 1963 to get disqualified in Grand Slam for misconduct.&nbsp;

'Apologetic' Djokovic's ball hit the official with a considerable force that she was left gasping and coughing during his match Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. It made Djokovic one of a handful of players to be defaulted from the men's singles tournament of a Grand Slam since John McEnroe was infamously tossed from the Australian Open in 1990.

Djokovic's sensational disqualification reminded many of American tennis player John McEnroe's infamous incident during the 1990 Australian Grand Slam. Also read: Watch: Top-seed Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting judge with ball Tennis legend John McEnroe was a dominating icon in the professional sport during the 1980s.

Djokovic's sensational disqualification reminded many of American tennis player John McEnroe's infamous incident during the 1990 Australian Grand Slam. Also read: Watch: Top-seed Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting judge with ball Tennis legend John McEnroe was a dominating icon in the professional sport during the 1980s. He won three Wimbledon and four US Open titles between 1979 and 1984, against such formidable opponents as Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. During his illustrious career, the American won 17 Grand Slams including nine in men’s doubles and one in mixed doubles. However, he was known as "Superbrat" because of constant arguments and badmouthing of umpires and linesmen and one such incident led him to disqualification during Australian Open. × On January 21, 1990, he was playing against Sweden's Mikael Pernfors. McEnroe won the first set easily but Pernfors won the second set. After the players traded service breaks in the third, McEnroe led 2-1. And during the changeover, he stood in front of the lineswoman and glared at her for what he thought made a bad call. The chair umpire at that time, Gerry Armstrong, gave American ace McEnroe a conduct code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. However, the things escalated during the seventh game of the fourth set. McEnroe was leading in the match with 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-4. He threw his racket to the ground, where it bounced on the court's hard surface. The chair umpire called another code violation, for racket abuse, and McEnroe started swearing at him. Ken Farrar, the Grand Slam chief of supervisors arrived and spoke with McEnroe, whose continued complaints and swears were audible to spectators and TV viewers. With Farrar’s authorization, Armstrong called a third and final code violation: "Default Mr. McEnroe. Game, set, match." Also read: 'Swap me for jokers incident': Nick Kyrgios takes dig at Djokovic over US Open disqualification McEnroe became the first man since 1963 to get disqualified in Grand Slam for misconduct. 'Apologetic' Djokovic's ball hit the official with a considerable force that she was left gasping and coughing during his match Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. It made Djokovic one of a handful of players to be defaulted from the men's singles tournament of a Grand Slam since John McEnroe was infamously tossed from the Australian Open in 1990.

Djokovic's disqualification reminds many of John McEnroe during 1990 Australian Open

Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open.

But while the world number one cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Diego Schwartzman, Juan Martin del Potro, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep all crashed out.

Nadal's straight-sets victory means he establishes a new Open era best for consecutive sets won on a single surface, passing McEnroe's 49 on carpet in 1984.

McEnroe also won the Madrid Open Indoor title that year and Nadal may be about to follow suit in the Spanish capital, with Austrian Dominic Thiem up next in the quarter-finals on Friday.

His unbeaten run is also perhaps a reflection of a lack of rivals, with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, for different reasons, all posing little threat on clay over the past year.

"When my career is over, these are things that are going to be there forever," Nadal said.&nbsp

"They are big records. It's difficult to be able to win 50 sets in a row. But I've done it. It's over.&nbsp

"Let's not talk about that any more and let's focus on what we have ahead."

Del Potro, however, will not join him in the last eight. The Argentinian led 4-0 in a third-set tie-break but still lost 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic. &nbsp

Lajovic will now face South Africa's Kevin Anderson, who overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber.

"I think I can improve a lot of things towards Rome and Roland Garros," Del Potro said. "I can level up my game. Right now I'm quite calm."

Pliskova triumphant

Sharapova also lost in three sets to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands while Halep, the champion in 2016 and 2017, was blown away by Karolina Pliskova.

It means Pliskova, the sixth seed, is the highest-ranked player left in the women's draw after Caroline Wozniacki, Garbine Muguruza, Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko all lost earlier in the week.

Pliskova's 6-4, 6-3 win sets up a semi-final showdown with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who saw off Russia's Daria Kasatkina.

"Even in the warm-up I felt so good today," Pliskova said.

"I think I played one of my best matches this year for sure, and for sure on clay in my life."

Halep said: "Today she didn't miss. I didn't play badly in my opinion.&nbsp

"I missed in some important moments, that's why it went her way but I'm not very disappointed about this match. She deserved to win."

Sharapova is set to climb inside the top 40 next week and the 31-year-old will be encouraged by her week's work, where she showed signs she is finding her rhythm.&nbsp

The Russian arrived on the back of four consecutive defeats but three victories and a narrow 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss to Bertens suggests she could be a threat at the French Open later this month.&nbsp

"It was great to get those wins against those players," said Sharapova, the 2014 champion in Madrid.&nbsp

"But there's a reason I came up short today. You also want to evaluate that and go back to the drawing board and start over again."

Bertens, meanwhile, will now face France's Caroline Garcia, who eased past Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-3.

Novak Djokovic's conqueror, Kyle Edmund, maintained his strong run with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over eighth seed David Goffin.

Edmund will face Denis Shapovalov, who came through his all-Canadian clash with Milos Raonic, 6-4, 6-4.

Second seed Alexander Zverev beat Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and will now take on John Isner, who beat Pablo Cuevas.

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Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open

Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open. But while the world number one cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Diego Schwartzman, Juan Martin del Potro, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep all crashed out. Nadal's straight-sets victory means he establishes a new Open era best for consecutive sets won on a single surface, passing McEnroe's 49 on carpet in 1984. McEnroe also won the Madrid Open Indoor title that year and Nadal may be about to follow suit in the Spanish capital, with Austrian Dominic Thiem up next in the quarter-finals on Friday. His unbeaten run is also perhaps a reflection of a lack of rivals, with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, for different reasons, all posing little threat on clay over the past year. "When my career is over, these are things that are going to be there forever," Nadal said. "They are big records. It's difficult to be able to win 50 sets in a row. But I've done it. It's over. "Let's not talk about that any more and let's focus on what we have ahead." Del Potro, however, will not join him in the last eight. The Argentinian led 4-0 in a third-set tie-break but still lost 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) to Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic. Lajovic will now face South Africa's Kevin Anderson, who overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber. "I think I can improve a lot of things towards Rome and Roland Garros," Del Potro said. "I can level up my game. Right now I'm quite calm." Pliskova triumphant Sharapova also lost in three sets to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands while Halep, the champion in 2016 and 2017, was blown away by Karolina Pliskova. It means Pliskova, the sixth seed, is the highest-ranked player left in the women's draw after Caroline Wozniacki, Garbine Muguruza, Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko all lost earlier in the week. Pliskova's 6-4, 6-3 win sets up a semi-final showdown with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who saw off Russia's Daria Kasatkina. "Even in the warm-up I felt so good today," Pliskova said. "I think I played one of my best matches this year for sure, and for sure on clay in my life." Halep said: "Today she didn't miss. I didn't play badly in my opinion. "I missed in some important moments, that's why it went her way but I'm not very disappointed about this match. She deserved to win." Sharapova is set to climb inside the top 40 next week and the 31-year-old will be encouraged by her week's work, where she showed signs she is finding her rhythm. The Russian arrived on the back of four consecutive defeats but three victories and a narrow 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss to Bertens suggests she could be a threat at the French Open later this month. "It was great to get those wins against those players," said Sharapova, the 2014 champion in Madrid. "But there's a reason I came up short today. You also want to evaluate that and go back to the drawing board and start over again." Bertens, meanwhile, will now face France's Caroline Garcia, who eased past Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-3. Novak Djokovic's conqueror, Kyle Edmund, maintained his strong run with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over eighth seed David Goffin. Edmund will face Denis Shapovalov, who came through his all-Canadian clash with Milos Raonic, 6-4, 6-4. Second seed Alexander Zverev beat Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and will now take on John Isner, who beat Pablo Cuevas.

Rafael Nadal breaks McEnroe record in Madrid but Del Potro, Sharapova, Halep crash out

59-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova recently&nbsp;revealed that she was paid at least 10-times less than her fellow Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe by BBC for their broadcasting roles at Wimbledon.

She accused the British broadcaster when they published the salaries of their highest-paid stars last July, in brackets of &pound;50,000.

After analysing the salary brackets, she realised that her fellow presenter McEnroe&#39;s pay packet was between &pound;150,000 and &pound;199,999 which was comparatively more than her.

&quot;It&#39;s shocking,&quot; Navratilova told the BBC&#39;s Panorama programme.

She also added, &quot;It&#39;s still the good old boys network.... The bottom line is that male voices are valued more than women&#39;s voices.&quot;

Navratilova said her agent will ask for more money in future to work for the BBC.

McEnroe responded to the controversy saying, &quot;Well, you know, to me, I&#39;m just hearing about it. I believe that the BBC has responded in a way that I believe is appropriate.&quot;

On the other hand, BBC defended itself and said McEnroe&#39;s contract is &quot;entirely different&quot; to Navratilova&#39;s and the two are not comparable.

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Navratilova accused the British broadcaster when she realised that fellow presenter McEnroe's pay packet was 10-times more than her

59-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova recently revealed that she was paid at least 10-times less than her fellow Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe by BBC for their broadcasting roles at Wimbledon. She accused the British broadcaster when they published the salaries of their highest-paid stars last July, in brackets of £50,000. After analysing the salary brackets, she realised that her fellow presenter McEnroe's pay packet was between £150,000 and £199,999 which was comparatively more than her. "It's shocking," Navratilova told the BBC's Panorama programme. She also added, "It's still the good old boys network.... The bottom line is that male voices are valued more than women's voices." Navratilova said her agent will ask for more money in future to work for the BBC. McEnroe responded to the controversy saying, "Well, you know, to me, I'm just hearing about it. I believe that the BBC has responded in a way that I believe is appropriate." On the other hand, BBC defended itself and said McEnroe's contract is "entirely different" to Navratilova's and the two are not comparable.

Tennis great Martina Navratilova 'unhappy' with BBC's pay disparity

John&nbsp;McEnroe&nbsp;says the ATP Tour must consider reviewing its schedule in a bid to cut down on injuries after Canadian Milos Raonic joined the list of top players sitting out the U.S. Open.

While Raonic (wrist) is expected to rejoin the Tour later in the year, the three other high-profile absentees from Flushing Meadows, Novak Djokovic (elbow), Kei Nishikori (wrist) and Stan Wawrinka (knee), have been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Seven-time grand slam winner&nbsp;McEnroe&nbsp;said players had become more prone to injuries as the game evolved over the years and said officials should take another look at the schedule to see if they can lighten the load.

&quot;They have worked over the years to get it down to nine or 10 months,&quot;&nbsp;McEnroe&nbsp;told ESPN. &quot;I think perhaps they would be better served to continue to look at that.

&quot;Sometimes it&#39;s unpredictable. But certainly, the wear and tear are there because the ball is being hit harder so you have to react quicker. So things happen more often than they did in the past. That&#39;s part of why you&#39;re seeing a lot of injuries.

&quot;But let&#39;s face it, there have been injuries for a long time. This is nothing new. They are going to continue to look at it... we should continue to try to figure out ways to get the maximum out of all the players.&quot;

Swiss ace Roger Federer and world number one Rafa Nadal were sidelined for the latter stages of last season as they sought to recover from long-term problems.

Federer withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month due to a back injury while world number two Andy Murray has struggled with a hip problem since the French Open but both have said that they would play in New York.

The US Open, the final grand slam of the season, is being held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10.

While Raonic (wrist) is expected to rejoin the Tour later in the year, the three other high-profile absentees from Flushing Meadows

John McEnroe says the ATP Tour must consider reviewing its schedule in a bid to cut down on injuries after Canadian Milos Raonic joined the list of top players sitting out the U.S. Open. While Raonic (wrist) is expected to rejoin the Tour later in the year, the three other high-profile absentees from Flushing Meadows, Novak Djokovic (elbow), Kei Nishikori (wrist) and Stan Wawrinka (knee), have been ruled out for the rest of the season. Seven-time grand slam winner McEnroe said players had become more prone to injuries as the game evolved over the years and said officials should take another look at the schedule to see if they can lighten the load. "They have worked over the years to get it down to nine or 10 months," McEnroe told ESPN. "I think perhaps they would be better served to continue to look at that. "Sometimes it's unpredictable. But certainly, the wear and tear are there because the ball is being hit harder so you have to react quicker. So things happen more often than they did in the past. That's part of why you're seeing a lot of injuries. "But let's face it, there have been injuries for a long time. This is nothing new. They are going to continue to look at it... we should continue to try to figure out ways to get the maximum out of all the players." Swiss ace Roger Federer and world number one Rafa Nadal were sidelined for the latter stages of last season as they sought to recover from long-term problems. Federer withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month due to a back injury while world number two Andy Murray has struggled with a hip problem since the French Open but both have said that they would play in New York. The US Open, the final grand slam of the season, is being held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10.

McEnroe calls for tennis schedule review as injuries mount

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