New York, August 24: American great John McEnroe expects Roger Federer's sensational comeback season to continue when the US Open kicks off on Monday (August 27).
Since returning from a six-month hiatus in January, the 36-year-old Swiss has been in stupendous form as he has won five titles, including the Australian Open and the Wimbledon.
"At the moment we're just assuming that Roger is going to pull the rabbit out of the hat again," four-times US Open champion McEnroe said during an ESPN conference call on Wednesday.
"If Roger wins this, it will be one of the great stories in that last 50 years or ever. I saw him today and I said, 'I've got to tell you, hats off. I've watched tennis for 40 or 50 years and I've never seen anything like this'."
Chris Evert, the winner of 18 grand slam titles, said she was equally mesmerized by what Federer has done this year. "He came back and it was ridiculous," she said. "It was like he was a different person. It was like his clone has come back," she said.
"I was sitting on the court in Montreal when he tweaked his lower back and it was really evident that something was wrong with him," Evert said.
"You never know, he doesn't say much about his injuries and he made no excuses after the match, but hopefully he's healthy."
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