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Mayhem in Melbourne: John McEnroe’s 1990 default from the Australian Open is revisited

The four-part series includes players and officials who witnessed the first Grand Slam default in the Open era, which came after McEnroe drew two code violations.

“You cannot be serious,” John McEnroe frequently said in what became his iconic expression during a storied tennis career that included seven Grand Slam singles titles and 10 in doubles. Now, 36 years after his default from the Australian Open in Melbourne — the first in the history of Grand Slam tournaments in the Open era — yes, seriously, Tennis Australia is indeed flashing back to that day in January 1990 to remind longtime fans of that hist…

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Newsday broke the news in United States on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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