You felt you were doing something for sport while being a part of it. Now I feel more appreciative, I get to enjoy the fruits, still get to play events like the Albert Hall. And given the right circumstances I could play even better, I really could. Potentially, I could play really well for two sets."Although seeing his autobiography soar to number one on the New York Times bestseller list provided one of his best-ever moments, McEnroe's energies and arguments remain focused on how to improve the game he loves.

He does not see why experiments should not be made, such as reducing the size of the service box – "force people to place the ball better and take away the domination of speed, particularly at Wimbledon. I hope to be part of a renaissance, whether it's by having a tennis academy or doing TV commentaries".One positive move, in the McEnroe book, would be for him to become the Commissioner of Tennis, the way baseball and American football have commissioners "A commissioner is exactly what the sport needs," he said. Why not? Commissioner McEnroe, the man who would be king forever, could at least ensure lively debate, and probably much more besides.Biography: John Patrick McEnroeBorn: 16 February 1959 in Wiesbaden, Germany Lives: New York. Marital status: married to Patty Smyth; lives with six children (three from first marriage to Tatum O'Neill, two from Smyth, who also has one from previous marriage).Playing career: Turned professional in 1977. Won Wimbledon men's singles three times (1981, '83, '84), US Open four times (1979, '80, '81, '84).

Earned $12,539,622 in prize money, amassing 77 singles and 77 doubles titles.That mouth: Frequent brushes with officialdom; in 1990 was defaulted from the Australian Open.These days: Appears on the Seniors Tour, and is also a respected TV analyst.. France will win the Davis Cup for the 10th time today, overtaking Britain in third place behind the United States (with 31 wins) and Australia (27), unless Russia's Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov can dredge reserves of inspiration to compensate for fatigue after losing the doubles in five sets yesterday The Russians are 2-1 down with two singles to play. The Russians are 2-1 down with two singles to play. The killer blow in yesterday's contest ­ and perhaps the final ­ was the Russians' inability to consolidate a lead of two sets to one and 2-0 in the fourth set against Fabrice Santoro and Nicolas Escud?The Frenchmen broke back to 2-2, and then cracked Safin's serve for the first time in the match to take a decisive 4-2 lead. When Safin was broken a second time at the start of the fifth set, the spirit began to drain from the Russians and their animated chief supporter, Boris Yeltsin.Yeltsin led the applause and raised his right arm in a clench-fisted salute after the Russian team had taken the initiative.