Suddenly, John McEnroe and Serena Williams are involved in a tennis match of words, and the pace picked up Tuesday. Both are rushing the net — stick with the metaphor here — and firing volleys. First it was McEnroe, who told NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro on Sunday that while Williams is "an incredible player," (she's won 23 major singles titles and 14 in doubles) she'd be "like 700 in the world" if she played on the men's circuit. Williams volleyed back via Twitter — with humor, it should be noted. "Dear John, I adore and respect you but please please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based." "I've never played anyone ranked 'there' nor do I have time. Respect me and my privacy as I'm trying to have a baby. Good day sir." And a McEnroe return volley Tuesday on CBS This Morning . When asked whether he wanted to apologize to Serena, he said no. But he did suggest a way the verbal rally, perhaps, could end. "Why don't you combine, just solve the problem? I'm sure the men
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