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Rafa Nadal's Wimbledon hopes boosted as Spaniard 'returns to grass court' after treatment

Rafael Nadal has started testing his foot out on the grass before making a decision about Wimbledon. The world No 4 admitted he used anaesthetic injections to numb the pain caused by his chronic foot injury during his run to the French Open title and has since undergone a radiofrequency treatment to try and recreate the effect, previously confirming he would only play at Wimbledon if the treatment was successful.

Rafael Nadal already training on grass in preparation for Wimbledon despite foot injury concerns

French Open champion Rafael Nadal is reportedly already in training on grass in preparation for a possible crack at Wimbledon. 36-year-old Nadal, who won his 14th French Open title at Roland-Garros recently, was a doubt to play in Wimbledon due to an on-going leg condition, Müller-Weiss syndrome. Ad/> Nadal has begun to speak more openly about the condition and hadn't given any commitment to being able to play at Wimbledon, with the second and third Grand Slams of the year having the shortest gap between them.

ATP Rankings: Daniil Medvedev at No 1, Alexander Zverev at No 2, Big Three out of top two for first time since 2003

Daniil Medvedev has started his second stint at No 1 in the ATP Rankings, replacing Novak Djokovic at the top with the Serbian dropping two places.

Djokovic slips to No 3 as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Daniil Medvedev returned to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, ahead of Alexander Zverev, with Novak Djokovic slipping out of the top two for the first time in nearly four years.

Djokovic slips to third as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Daniil Medvedev returned to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, ahead of Alexander Zverev, with Novak Djokovic slipping out of the top two for the first time in nearly four years.

Novak Djokovic slips to third as Daniil Medvedev tops ATP rankings

PARIS: Daniil Medvedev returned to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, ahead of Alexander Zverev, with Novak Djokovic slipping out of the top two for the first time in nearly four years. The 26-year-old Russian, who was surprisingly beaten by Tim van Rijthoven in the final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, briefly occupied the number one spot for two weeks at the end of February and the beginning of March. But with Djokovic losing in the quarter-finals at the French Open, where he was defending champion, the door opened for Medvedev to rise again to top spot.

Andy Murray could yet be seeded for Wimbledon, but injury and nightmare Queen’s draw could derail him

He came up short in the Stuttgart Open final while there are also question marks over his fitness, but Andy Murray has plenty of reason to smile after his excellent run at the ATP 250 event.

Roger Federer lacking support despite Swiss' plans to play 2023 season after injury return

Express Sport readers are far from convinced that Roger Federer is capable of winning another Grand Slam, despite the Swiss legend's defiant claim that he could yet return to the ATP tour in 2023.

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Rafa Nadal's Wimbledon hopes boosted as Spaniard 'returns to grass court' after treatment

Rafael Nadal already training on grass in preparation for Wimbledon despite foot injury concerns

ATP Rankings: Daniil Medvedev at No 1, Alexander Zverev at No 2, Big Three out of top two for first time since 2003

Djokovic slips to No 3 as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Djokovic slips to third as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Novak Djokovic slips to third as Daniil Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Andy Murray could yet be seeded for Wimbledon, but injury and nightmare Queen’s draw could derail him

Roger Federer lacking support despite Swiss' plans to play 2023 season after injury return