We all know he s been doing this for the past 10 15 years it s not his call it s the umpire s John McEnroe clarifies comment on Rafael Nadal receiving special treatment for shot clock rule
We all know he s been doing this for the past 10-15 years it s not his call it s the umpire s - John McEnroe clarifies comment on Rafael Nadal receiving special treatment for shot-clock rule × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News
@JohnMcenroe on THAT @RafaelNadal interview #USOpen101"Now Nadal thinks his legacy has been stained because he takes too much time!" @JohnMcenroe on THAT @RafaelNadal interview #USOpen https://t.co/w5FMTrFhLE The seven-time Major champion said that the enforcement of the rules was "not his call" and that it was up to the umpire to penalize the Spaniard, before adding that the shot-clock itself was "BS". "We all know he's been doing this for the past 10-15 years, there's nothing new to that, it's not his call, it's the umpire's. And by the way, I think the whole thing is BS (referring to the shot-clock), no one pays attention to that. It should be automatic if you're actually gonna do it. When do they turn it on? Is it the end of the point, is it when they get to the towel, is it when the crowd comes down?" McEnroe added. "Now Nadal thinks that his legacy has been stained because he takes too much time," McEnroe concluded.
We all know he s been doing this for the past 10-15 years it s not his call it s the umpire s - John McEnroe clarifies comment on Rafael Nadal receiving special treatment for shot-clock rule
By Keshav Gopalan Modified 02 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share John McEnroe clarified his comments on Rafael Nadal taking excess time in-between points After his first-round win against Rinky Hijikata on Tuesday, second seed Rafael Nadal was asked an intriguing question in his post-match press conference. A journalist asked the Spaniard to give his thoughts on John McEnroe stating during the broadcast that he frequently exceeds the 25-second shot-clock in between points, but gets away with it due to his stature on the tour. Nadal rubbished the claim, calling it a joke before refuting that he received preferential treatment from officials and adding that he would have a chat with McEnroe later. "I went through a lot of warnings under my tennis career. Never for breaking a racquet, never for doing a mess on court. But, yes, for the time clock. I have a problem that I am sweating a lot," Nadal said. "I think it’s a joke. I don’t think I have different treatment from the umpires at all. I don’t think I am receiving different treatment at all. I don’t understand why John can say that on the TV. I’m going to have a chat to him later," Rafael Nadal said. Del@Stroppa_DelBabs, Kim, Corretja react to that pathetic question asked from Rafa in the presser.21133Babs, Kim, Corretja react to that pathetic question asked from Rafa in the presser. https://t.co/HrNzd1CisA In response to Nadal's statement, John McEnroe clarified his position in an interaction with Eurosport and said that Nadal was entitled to do "whatever the hell he wants." "We haven't had that talk, but let me just add that I, he didn't let me finish, whoever that dumb journalist was. Rafael Nadal's entitled to do whatever the hell he wants, that's part of why you get as good as you are, you deal with that and it's not upto him," McEnroe said. Eurosport@eurosport"Now Nadal thinks his legacy has been stained because he takes too much time!"@JohnMcenroe on THAT @RafaelNadal interview #USOpen101"Now Nadal thinks his legacy has been stained because he takes too much time!" @JohnMcenroe on THAT @RafaelNadal interview #USOpen https://t.co/w5FMTrFhLE The seven-time Major champion said that the enforcement of the rules was "not his call" and that it was up to the umpire to penalize the Spaniard, before adding that the shot-clock itself was "BS". "We all know he's been doing this for the past 10-15 years, there's nothing new to that, it's not his call, it's the umpire's. And by the way, I think the whole thing is BS (referring to the shot-clock), no one pays attention to that. It should be automatic if you're actually gonna do it. When do they turn it on? Is it the end of the point, is it when they get to the towel, is it when the crowd comes down?" McEnroe added. "Now Nadal thinks that his legacy has been stained because he takes too much time," McEnroe concluded.