5 greatest men's grasscourt players in the Open Era

4. John McEnroe

John McEnroe

There have been very few tennis players as talented and temperamental as John McEnroe. He defied the norms with his antics on the court, but enthralled the audience with his brilliant serve-and-volley game.

McEnroe was a left-handed player and possessed arguably the greatest volley of all time. His net-skills were even good enough to keep a legendary baseliner like Bjorn Borg at bay occasionally.

McEnroe lost an epic Wimbledon final against Borg in 1980 and could not stop the latter from winning 5 Wimbledon titles in a row. However, he won his maiden Wimbledon title in 1981 by beating Borg. He also demolished Jimmy Connors in the 1984 Wimbledon final, eventually finishing with three titles on the hallowed grasscourts of London.

McEnroe was the best grass-courter of his generation and dominated contemporaries like Connors and Ivan Lendl on that surface. He had a winning ratio of 85.8% on grass and managed to win eight career titles on it.