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Serena Williams melts down, lists John McEnroe as a hero

Photo credit: Getty/STAN HONDA

Crazy TV night at the Open.

Enberg, sitting next to McEnroe, says Serena's meltdown is not what champions do.

Then Serena lists McEnroe first among her tennis heroes.

Then McEnroe says perhaps Serena idolized him for the wrong reasons, and adds he "can't defend the indefensible."

Then Mary Carillo throws in a jab at Serena for the disingenuous, Oscar-worthy...

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