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John McEnroe had to leave in the middle of the BBC’s Wimbledon broadcast (Image: BBC)<\/p>\n
The BBC\u2019s coverage of men\u2019s semi-final day at Wimbledon descended into chaos as John McEnroe<\/a> was forced to walk out mid-programme \u2013 and not for the first time. Earlier in the tournament, the retired American ace had to leave the BBC\u2019s commentary box<\/a> to go and call a match for American broadcasters.<\/p>\n And the same happened again while McEnroe was in the studio to debrief British wildcard Arthur Fery\u2019s defeat to No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev<\/a>. McEnroe sat alongside Clare Balding and fellow retired stars Andre Agassi and Tim Henman, but had to leave in the middle of the broadcast.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t the only issue, as Agassi swore live on air while discussing seven-time former champion Novak Djokovic<\/a> \u2013 something that wasn\u2019t picked up by his fellow pundits or Balding. McEnroe was already running down the clock while Agassi was previewing Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to hear what his perspective is on the next match coming up,\u201d McEnroe said, turning to Agassi. The eight-time Major champion replied: \u201cI appreciate it John, normally you like giving your perspective!\u201d<\/p>\n Agassi went on to discuss the Djokovic vs Sinner match-up and explained how the Serbian superstar could beat his young Italian rival. \u201cI don\u2019t know how much of an answer you want,\u201d the 56-year-old told McEnroe, who was still hanging around.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got to go!\u201d Clare Balding exclaimed, but McEnroe insisted: \u201cNo, no. I want to hear the end of this.\u201d So Agassi continued his analysis, noting that Djokovic seemed to be keeping his cards close to his chest regarding any physical setbacks.<\/p>\n John McEnroe asked Andre Agassi for his insight on the second men’s semi-final (Image: BBC)<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve also seen Novak do a lot of b****ing over his career about his body and certain situations, but you always feel like he\u2019s thrown a bag of tricks at you. Now, I actually feel like he\u2019s somewhat hiding some things that he\u2019s feeling,\u201d Agassi explained, though nobody picked up on the expletive.<\/p>\n \u201cSo when he\u2019s down, behind in the point, somebody has a shot to take over, I see him doing a little bit more of that early guessing and he\u2019s kind of choosing and picking wisely where he burns his fuel. All that is not going to play well in the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n After Agassi had finally finished his analysis, McEnroe stood up, ready to walk out. And Balding wanted to make sure that he didn\u2019t suddenly run across the studio. \u201cAndre, good to see you, as always. Pleasure,\u201d the seven-time Grand Slam champion said.<\/p>\n \u201cJohn has got to go, and while you do, let\u2019s have a look at what Zverev did so well against Fery,\u201d Balding said, trying to move the conversation along. Agassi argued that McEnroe had asked for his insight on Djokovic vs Zverev, and the BBC<\/a> presenter replied: \u201cI know he did want the answer, but I\u2019m just letting him go so he doesn\u2019t walk right in front of the camera!\u201d<\/p>\n McEnroe left the studio while replays of Zverev vs Fery were shown, and Agassi eventually headed to the commentary box for the second semi-final.<\/p>\n EXPRESS SPORT ON FB!<\/strong> Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Stay up-to-date with the latest Tennis news <\/strong> Join us on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Andre](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Andre-Agassi-7033905.jpg\" "\\"Andre")
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