"If it works I'm going to keep going" - Nadal to undergo further treatment on nerve, optimistic about Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal has taken slow steps toward a return to action following treatment on his chronic foot injury, but he is yet to make a decision about competing at Wimbledon.

Shortly after winning a 14th Roland Garros crown and a 22nd Grand Slam, Nadal admitted that he is not sure if he will play at the All England Tennis Club this year as he played with “no feeling in his foot” at the French Open, using cortisone injections to get through matches. He underwent treatment in Barcelona for his foot pain and practiced yesterday for the first time.

The 36-year-old will train again “in the next few days to see if the foot responds well to treatment as it has done up to now”. A source told the Cadena SER sports programme that “the sensations are positive but we have to see how it evolves with the workload” and “if the answer is positive during the week, he will decide whether to take the step and participate in Wimbledon. There is optimism, but with caution to see the evolution.”

If all goes according to plan, then Nadal could enter the Mallorca Championships, which starts on June 20, and use it as a warm-up event for Wimbledon with the third Grand Slam of the year kicking off on June 27.