India, Aug. 28 -- Tennis legend John McEnroe made a staggering claim after Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of the 2025 US Open on Wednesday. The American has never shied away from showing his fondness for the 2022 champion, and after the Spaniard downed Italian Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in his second-round tie, McEnroe hailed him as the "most talented" tennis player he has ever seen.

Ranking him above the Big Three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, McEnroe told ESPN: "This kid, at 21 or 22, is the most talented guy I've ever seen on a tennis court."

McEnroe was further asked to pick between contemporaries Jannik Sinner and Alcaraz - whose rivalry has shaped men's tennis since the exit of Federer and Nadal. "Yo...