Britain Tennis - Aegon Championships - Queens Club, London - 17/6/16 John McEnroe coach of Canada's Milos Raonic Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien Livepic
(Reuters) - An unapologetic John McEnroe has proposed competition between men and women players to prove his claim that 23-time grand slam singles winner Serena Williams would be ranked "like 700 in the world" if she competed on the men's circuit.
Three-time Wimbledon champion McEnroe said Williams was "the best female player ever" but said her performance on the men's circuit would be an "entirely different story."
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