John McEnroe in Dublin for the Davis Cup at the Fitzwilliam Tennis Club.
John McEnroe talks about how he became interested in tennis, who his influences were, and how he sees the future of the game in Ireland.
John McEnroe began playing tennis at the age of 8 growing up looked to players like Rod Laver for inspiration. His biggest influence is his coach and former Wimbeldon doubles champion, the Mexican tennis player Antonio Palafox.
He believes a great tennis player has a combination of a natural talent and access to proper facilities that.
John McEnroe was joined on the America Team for the Davis Cup by Peter Fleming, Gene Mayer and Eliot Teltscher. Their match against Ireland was held in Dublin between 30 September and 2 October.
At this stage in his sporting career John McEnroe had twice won the Wimbledon singles title in 1981 and 1983. In 1984 he won his third title beating Jimmy Connors in the final. McEnroe also holds five doubles titles at Wimbledon.
This episode of 'Anything Goes' was broadcast on 1 October 1983. The reporter is Mary Fitzgerald.
‘Anything Goes’ was a young people’s programme on RTÉ Television. The programme was first broadcast on 4 October 1980 and continued for 6 years.
