"Everything is positive" - Marc Lopez on Nadal ahead of Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal's foot is not causing him any problems ahead of his first appearance at Wimbledon in three years, says the Majorcan's coach Marc Lopez.

Nadal memorably won the French Open earlier this month but revealed afterwards that his foot had been anaesthetised due to the pain he was experiencing as a result of his chronic condition, Mueller-Weiss syndrome.

Speaking about Nadal ahead of Wimbledon, Lopez said:

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"There are good days and bad days. This surface is very unforgiving, everything happens very quickly. We are training with people who serve very well. At the moment, everything is positive. The foot issue, which was always the most worrying thing, is OK. We have to finish adjusting training, the other day [Wednesday] he played very well in the exhibition [at the Hurlingham Club against Wawrinka] and now we need to be ready for Tuesday's [first-round] match [at Wimbledon]."

He continued:

"From everything you can draw conclusions, but in the end this is still training. What you have to do every day is feel more comfortable on this surface, which you hardly play on for the whole year.Rafa has not played here in three years. All the training sessions add up, even those in which you don't feel good, because they help you correct things for the next one."

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