Nobody desires to overlook Wimbledon: French Open champion Rafael Nadal shares replace about foot damage, future

Rafael Nadal revealed on Sunday that he took a number of injections to mitigate the ache in his left foot all through his profitable French Open 2022 marketing campaign, including that he’s wanting ahead to making an attempt out some new therapies to assist handle the persistent damage concern.

Nadal received his 14th Roland Garros title, managing his foot damage properly as he defeated as many as 4 prime 10 gamers en path to the highest step of the rostrum on the Philippe Chatrier. On Sunday, Nadal demolished eighth seed Casper Ruud in 2 hours and 18 minutes as he defeated the Norwegian 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 within the males’s singles remaining to increase his Grand Slam report to 22 titles.

The 36-year-old Spaniard mentioned he’ll strive some new therapies over the subsequent week to see whether or not that may enable him to enter Wimbledon, the place he has received two of his males’s-record 22 Grand Slam titles. Play begins on the All England Club on June 27.

Speaking on the information convention after his record-extending Roland Garros victory, Nadal mentioned no one desires to overlook Wimbledon and he, in fact, has desires of successful the grass-court main for the third time in his profession after triumphant campaigns in 2008 and 2010.

“Wimbledon is not a tournament that I want to miss. I think nobody wants to miss Wimbledon. I love Wimbledon, I have had a lot of success there. Full credit and respect for the tournament. A player like me, I am always ready to play Wimbledon. If you ask if I will be at Wimbledon, I can’t give a clear answer. If want to win Wimbledon, of course, let’s see how the treatment goes,” Nadal mentioned.

NADAL NOT RULING OUT SURGERY

Nadal, nonetheless, conceded that it is troublesome to maintain taking injections and proceed enjoying on the tour, whereas stressing that he’ll see how his physique recovers over the subsequent few weeks.

Wimbledon 2022, which will probably be devoid of any rating factors after the match organisers banned Russia and Belarusian gamers, will get underway from June 27 in London.

“It’s apparent that I am unable to preserve competing with the foot asleep,” Nadal mentioned.

The Spaniard, who grew to become the oldest males’s singles champion at Roland Garros, mentioned he’ll think about surgical procedure if the therapy he intends to have would not work.