John mroe was left fuming after rapael Nadal hit back at the Americans claims that he received special treatment from the US Open umpires tennis Legend John macenroe and Rafael madal were involved in a fiery back and forth following his suggestion that the 22-time Grand Slam winner got preferential treatment by umpires at the 2022 US Open known for not mincing his words macenroe accused Nadal of benefiting from leniency regarding time taken between shots do Nadal irked by the allegation robustly defended himself against the seven time major champion claiming that the extra time he took was due to him sweating more heavily than other players on the ATP tour. response to mackenro remarks after securing victory over rinky heika at Flushing Meadows Nadal held nothing back I think it's a joke I went through a lot of warnings through my tennis career and never for breaking a racket or for doing a mess on court but yes I have for the time clock. the Spaniard also noted his sweat issue complicates adherence to strict timing rules saying the problem for players like me who are sweating a lot you know when you go to pick up the towel you will be in trouble with the time so I'm not going very often I am following the rules if I am having more than 25 seconds I receive a warning every single time do no will conclude it if not check the clock I don't think I'm receiving different treatment at all I don't understand why John can say that on the TV but I am going to have a chat with him later