Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
3 Part Highlights made by me on Bill Scanlon's huge upset win over John McEnroe, the No. 1 seed and No. 1 player in the world, in the fourth round exactly 33 years ago - on Labor Day.
McEnroe had defeated Trey Waltke, John Sadri, and Vincent Van Patten before meeting Bill Scanlon in the fourth round. Scanlon had to overcome Henrik Sundstrom, Chris Lewis and Pat Cash before facing McEnroe.
The match was to become the talk of the U.S. Open, marking the first time since 1977 that McEnroe had not made it to at least the semifinals of the Open.
The New York crowd sided with the gifted serve vollier Bill Scanlon ,from Dallas, much to the chagrin of native son McEnroe who was raised a mere 15 minutes from the stadium. As much as McEnroe wished to find fault with the crowds, the umpires, the lines people, the noise, the planes overhead, the heat and the stifling conditions––the fact is that McEnroe did not deliver the better play on the day and Scanlon defeated him, hands down, and dealt with the pressure a lot better than John.
''When it came to the match points,'' said the 16th-seeded Scanlon, who lost a close fourth-round match to McEnroe at Wimbledon that same year, ''I didn't have jitters. I was so mad and determined.''
''I thought he played a good match,'' McEnroe said. ''He served well and he put a lot of pressure on me.''
3 Part Highlights made by me on Bill Scanlon's huge upset win over John McEnroe, the No. 1 seed and No. 1 player in the world, in the fourth round exactly 33 years ago - on Labor Day.
McEnroe had defeated Trey Waltke, John Sadri, and Vincent Van Patten before meeting Bill Scanlon in the fourth round. Scanlon had to overcome Henrik Sundstrom, Chris Lewis and Pat Cash before facing McEnroe.
The match was to become the talk of the U.S. Open, marking the first time since 1977 that McEnroe had not made it to at least the semifinals of the Open.
The New York crowd sided with the gifted serve vollier Bill Scanlon ,from Dallas, much to the chagrin of native son McEnroe who was raised a mere 15 minutes from the stadium. As much as McEnroe wished to find fault with the crowds, the umpires, the lines people, the noise, the planes overhead, the heat and the stifling conditions––the fact is that McEnroe did not deliver the better play on the day and Scanlon defeated him, hands down, and dealt with the pressure a lot better than John.
''When it came to the match points,'' said the 16th-seeded Scanlon, who lost a close fourth-round match to McEnroe at Wimbledon that same year, ''I didn't have jitters. I was so mad and determined.''
''I thought he played a good match,'' McEnroe said. ''He served well and he put a lot of pressure on me.''
