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

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. I can only speak about the feelings I'm having for the last two weeks.” 'I think it will be difficult' — Serena an outsider for Wimbledon glory, says Henman Kyrgios 'a legit contender' to win Wimbledon — Kokkinakis Nadal revealed it is a positive that he can walk without pain, and train freely. “There are a couple of things that are so important,” he said.

“First of all I can walk normally most of the days. »When I wake up I do not have this pain I have been having for the last year and a half. “Practicing, I have been overall better.

Since the last two weeks I have not had one of these terrible days where I cannot move at all. “The feelings overall are positive. I am in a positive way in terms of pain and that is the main thing.” Nadal, who faces Francisco Cerundolo in the first round of the men’s singles, is not getting