John McEnroe’s Ex-Wife Sends a Heartfelt Message to Son Kevin as He Embarks on a ‘Beautiful’ Chapter in Life

Being a parent is a beautiful feeling, and John McEnroe had the honor to experience this part of life. Watching your children, as they grow up and take up different professional roles, and see them create their own little families is wholesome. While the 64-year-old American tennis legend is a father to five kids, he has maintained a good equation with his first wife, Tatum O’Neal as they have grown as parents together.

Presently, the sixty-year-old American actress has gained attention once more, but not because of her career. Kevin McEnroe, McEnroe’s eldest son, recently got engaged to his girlfriend, and the doting mother shared some beautiful words about her child entering this amazing phase of life.

John McEnroe’s ex-wife wishes luck to their eldest child

Recently, the seven-time Grand Slam champion’s eldest son, who is 37 years old, got engaged. His fiancee took to her Instagram account to share this amazing news. In no time, the former world number one tennis player’s ex-wife, with whom he has three kids, dropped a beautiful comment regarding how she is feeling happy that her son has found the love of his life.

The 37-year-old author’s girlfriend, along with some amazing selfies showing off her ring, wrote, “Definitely definitely.” While the couple was looking adorable in those pictures, Tatum O’Neal in no time commented on the post. She wrote, “This is so beautiful. Wow, Fern and my son. Oh I can’t take it was so beautiful. Wow stunning love you guys.”

Even after expressing her emotions openly in a sentence, it was not enough; she dropped another comment and wrote, “So beautiful.” The American tennis legend shares a great bond with her eldest son. Being John McEnroe’s son, Kevin has seen a lot of ups and downs too.

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A few years ago, the eldest son of the seven-time Grand Slam champion opened up about the difficulties of growing up under the shadow of his popular parents. A few years ago, in a conversation, he opened up about how growing up was not an easy task for him.

Growing up in John McEnroe’s shadow was not easy

Back in 2015, when Kevin opened up about the drug case, because of which the police arrested him and he had to take rehab. He expressed how things looked quite different in his eyes. He said, “I wanted to not always be Tatum O’Neal’s or John McEnroe’s son. It changed the way people viewed you and I was always dying to be my own person.”

Further, Kevin McEnroe emphasized the fact that, when he got arrested, he was just ‘McEnroe’s dopey son,’ and nothing else in the eyes of the world. In addition to being called by his father’s identity, he was quite ashamed because he never wanted to do anything bad, but things happened and his parents’ names were muddled in the wrong manner.

However, even though it is not easy to grow up having famous parents, Kevin McEnroe is sure to find several epiphanic moments in this new phase of his life. What do you think about the adorable couple? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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