McEnroe slams Serena Williams again, this time for nude photo on magazine cover

US tennis star Serena Williams

John McEnroe has reignited his spat with US tennis star Serena Williams by making a remark on the nude Vanity Fair magazine cover picture which the former Word No. 1 posted on Instagram recently. Serena, 35, was posed nude for the US publication, showing off her prominent belly.'

McEnroe had courted controversy after he ranked the 23-time Grand Slam champion 700th in the men's circuit. Serena then slammed the tennis legend and asked him to "respect" her privacy.

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John McEnroe

"Dear John, I adore and respect you but please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby," Serena had tweeted.

McEnroe later regretted his comments but on Monday he said Williams used her pregnancy to gain publicity. McEnroe told ESPN: "Serena said to me, 'Respect my privacy' - and then I saw her doing a Demi Moore lookalike thing on the cover of Vanity Fair."

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