McEnroe will be fit, ready and intent on teaching the newcomers a thing or two when he arrives in London for The Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall.

Guy Forget, captain of the victorious French Davis Cup team, dealt Australia a further blow in last night’s opening round robin match of the Royal Albert Hall’s Honda Challenge.

Henri Leconte has beaten Jacob Hlasek 5-7 7-5 10-5 in their group A round robin clash at the KPMG Seniors Challenge at the Point Depot.