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John McEnroe feels it is ‘crazy’ that the French Open didn’t give a special exemption to Rafael Nadal in order to be one of the seeds for the tournament. Nadal has slipped down the rankings to 276th in the world due to fitness issues preventing him from playing in many tournaments. His planned comeback earlier this year was halted by another setback as he missed out on the Australian Open. The 14-time Roland Garros winner was able to make the main draw for the French Open due to his protected ranking. However, that still left him outside of the top 32, meaning he entered the tournament unseede…

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