India, June 9 -- Tennis legend John McEnroe has sparked fresh debate in the tennis world by claiming that current stars Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz could be favoured to beat Rafael Nadal at his peak on clay-an extraordinary statement considering Nadal's unparalleled dominance at Roland Garros. McEnroe's comments before Alcaraz and Sinner played out one of the best Grand Slam finals in the open era added more value to his prediction skills.

Alcaraz registered a thrilling five-set victory over World No. 1 Sinner in the French Open final on Sunday after coming back from 0-2 down.

Speaking on TNT Sports, McEnroe lavished praise on the new generation of stars and made a bold comparison to the all-time greats.

"You would make a serious ...