London (CNN) Tennis legend John McEnroe, who earned plaudits for an unlikely turn as narrator of the popular Netflix teen drama "Never Have I Ever," has credited his voice-over career to his famous 1981 outburst in which he screamed, "You cannot be serious" at an umpire. McEnroe serves as the narrator of Mindy Kaling's coming-of-age series, the second season of which was recently released onto the streaming platform. Asked whether the role would ever have come about were it not for his famous on-court meltdown , the former world number one told CNN: "That's a question that on the one hand we can't answer (but) on the other hand... "That's why people think of me in the first place," he added. Despite the outburst, he went on to win the tournament.

Source: CNN August 26, 2021 11:30 UTC