German legend, Boris Becker recently traveled all the way to picturesque Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a romantic getaway with his newlywed wife, Lilian Becker. However, amid all these, he got the chance to meet his rockstar friend, John McEnroe at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau. From being fierce rivals on the court to becoming supporters of each other in tough times, these two tennis legends have come a long way! Seeing Becker enjoy the live music concert of John McEnroe is a true bliss to watch for all tennis lovers.

Born Rockstar! Well, John McEnroe is a man of multiple talents. After taking retirement from the sport, McEnroe formed the music group, ‘The Johnny Smyth Band,’ where he was the lead singer and the lead guitarist. Do you know even the famous Danish musician Lars Ulrich once complimented the American for his natural flair for music? Although the band was dissolved in 1997, he kept his musical inclinations and hopes alive through performing at various concerts.

Talking about concerts, previously during the 2024 Indian Wells Masters, we saw John McEnroe taking the stage on fire with his guitar, riffing off Tom Petty’s ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream.’ Now, fans yet again got the chance to get a glimpse of the Rockstar McEnroe through Boris Becker’s social media posts. Becker recently shared two IG Stories featuring his friend and long-time rival, John McEnroe. In the first one, McEnroe was singing in the background and he captioned that video clip with “The great Johnny Mac.”

Then in the second one, the American looked in full form with the guitar in his hand and Becker seemed to be quite mesmerized with his performance. He wrote, “The one and only….“, in its captions. Both John McEnroe and Boris Becker have met each other 10 times in their careers. Although the German has a lead of 8-2 in the H2H, both of them shared quite a few memorable moments from their previous meetings.

Talking about memorable meetings, John McEnroe fondly recalled the time when Boris Becker engaged in a psychological battle on the court in the German documentary, ‘Boom! Boom! The World vs Bori Becker.’ What was the incident though? Well, McEnroe was seen recalling those moments when Boris Becker used to cough loudly to distract his opponents and win crucial points during matches. He said, “I decided once when I played Boris in Paris, you know, cause he had this fake cough that he always did, and pretended like it wasn’t fake. And, like, he’d go….[coughing].”

John McEnroe then went on to say that he was so frustrated with Boris Becker’s behavior that he also started to employ a similar tactic on the German. However, throughout the years we’ve seen how these two have turned out to become two good friends from being two of the most fiercest rivals on the tennis court.

“We love you” – John McEnroe extended his support to Boris Becker during the German’s tough times

Boris Becker married Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro in a gala three-day wedding celebration in Portofino, Italy in September this year. Recently, he shared a few glimpses of their memorable trip to Paradise Island with the caption, “Let the sun shine again.” Talking about sunshine, well, there was a time when Becker saw some really dark clouds looming on his head.

Becker spent almost eight months in jail in 2022 after being found guilty of four charges under the UK’s Insolvency Act. However, despite his lengthy prison sentence, he still managed to keep his relationship with Lilian quite intact. So, after their marriage, the German star was spotted speaking about the impact of his prison sentence on his relationship with Lilian.

He said, “Sometimes you need to be tested to find out who your true friends are, or your partner, and it happened for me. And I realized who was with me and who was not with me. Lilian was number one.” However, it wasn’t only Lilian who stood beside Boris Becker in his tough times. Tennis duo John McEnroe and Sue Barker also showed their support towards the German during that time.

Interestingly, during the coverage of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, McEnroe was even heard saying, “Boris, we love. We miss you, man.” Although it stirred a bit of controversy in the tennis world, his strong bond with the German star was vividly portrayed through these comments. Later on, McEnroe even said, “Boris is a friend of mine. This is just horrible. I want to see him if I possibly can if he’s willing to see people or can.” Share your thoughts on the friendship between two of the fiercest rivals on the tennis court.