Rafael Nadal hopes to make Wimbledon but reveals ‘strange’ nerve sensations

Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will travel to London with the intention of competing at Wimbledon later this month as he continues his pursuit of the grand slam this season.

Nadal held a press conference at Mallorca Country Club, the venue of next week’s ATP 250 event, where he has been training in recent days after undergoing radiofrequency ablation treatment on his foot.

He said: “My intention is to try to play Wimbledon if there is any chance, and the feeling this week tells me there is a chance. My intention is to travel there; if as the days go by things don’t go as we expect, we’ll see what happens.”

Earlier this month, Nadal won his 14th French Open title, extending his men’s all-time grand slam record to 22. Having arrived in Paris after suffering a flare-up of Mueller-Weiss syndrome, the degenerative ailment affecting his foot, at the Italian Open, Nadal revealed in his post-match press conferences that he had been competing with his foot under anaesthesia to numb the pain with the help of his doctor.

Nadal says that he struggled with the pain in the days after the French Open as his foot woke up from the nerve injections, but that there have been positive developments since his procedure and he will wait to see how it develops over the next week of preparation.

“What was done in Barcelona, where I was twice, is not a 100% immediate thing, but changes are noticeable,” said Nadal. “I have noticed them. The sensations are a bit strange, if I’m honest. The joint pain that did not allow me to support myself has decreased.”

“With this treatment, sometimes one part of my foot goes numb, sometimes another [part] and sometimes I have cramps in my foot, but it seems to be normal. Apparently, after a few weeks the