'Feelings overall are positive' - Rafael Nadal happy with foot injury as he prepares for Wimbledon test

25.06.2022 - 21:59 eurosport.com

Rafael Nadal has said he has been pain free in practice for a fortnight and is in a positive frame of mind heading into Wimbledon.

The Spanish great defied the odds to win the French Open for a 14th time, having arrived in Paris as a major injury doubt due to a long-standing foot injury.

Ad/> Nadal has the option of an operation, but surgery would take him out of the game for a considerable period of time — which is not his desire given he is 36.

Wimbledon'It was pretty weird' — Swiatek reveals she was too shy to approach SerenaAN HOUR AGO Following his win in Paris, he underwent treatment which appears to have eased the pain — but is unsure how long that will last. «If I am here it is obvious things are going better, otherwise I would not be here,” Nadal said at a press conference two days out from the start of Wimbledon. “Quite happy. “I can’t be super happy because I don’t know what can happen.

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