M for McEnroe

Otherwise known as Mac, an American — and New York — original. 

Umpire Edward James and John McEnroe, Wimbledon 1981; photo, from The International Tennis Federation: A Century of Contribution to Tennis, by Professional Sport

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F is for friendly rivals Björn Borg and John McEnroe. Wimbledon, 1980

The Borg-McEnroe rivalry was short, intense and memorable — fierce competitors on-court; devoted friends off.