Clare Balding stopped John McEnroe in his tracks after he made a reference to 'swingers' during Wimbledon coverage on the BBC. The tennis legend caused a stir with his cheeky comment during a live broadcast, Manchester Evening News reports. McEnroe's remark came during the women's singles match between Ons Jabeur and Petra Kvitova, which saw Jabeur secure a spot in the quarter-finals.
The incident occurred when the pundits were discussing the overcast conditions overhead Presenter Clare Balding made a cricket reference, mentioning the possibility of swing in the ball.
Fellow pundit Tim Henman, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist, agreed with Balding, stating that the conditions were favorable for the seamers. This led McEnroe to make his playful comment. He asked: "Are the swingers the ones who don't throw it as hard [in cricket]? Is that what swingers are? We have different definitions in the States!" The remark was followed by some laughter from his fellow pundits, but Balding quickly reminded McEnroe that the BBC is "not a channel for that sort of talk."
