Rafael Nadal The countdown has begun this Monday to find out if the pulsed radiofrequency treatment to which he underwent last Tuesday in Barcelona on his left foot it is having positive effects. The recent champion of Roland Garros, he has had a first contact with the grass of the Santa Ponça Country Club, stage from next Saturday of the Mallorca Championships, to analyze his sensations. It has been a first step to check the state of his foot and how it performs when stepping on a grass surface, the one that makes the Manacor tennis player’s joints suffer the most.
Nadal He went to the Santa Ponça facilities first thing this morning for a very brief visit. The Mallorcan has tested his shoes on the grass, making a few trips, but at all times without a racket. It will be this Tuesday when he will carry out a more serious and long-lasting first training session to check his condition and how long he can last and if he is in a position to play the Wimbledon tournament, the third major of the year that takes place from June 27 to 10 July.
avoid injections
Tony Nadal has expressed confidence that his nephew can be present at Wimbledon. “He has told me that the treatment is going well for him,” said the Canadian’s current coach Felix Augier-Aliassime.
A few minutes after lifting his 14 Musketeers cup, in a packed press room, Nadal explained in detail the treatment he was going to undergo in order to continue playing and competing. The objective was to extend the time that his foot was asleep and avoid the injections that have been applied half an hour before each match at Roland Garros. Nadal wants to avoid continuing to have pain.
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“I’ll undergo treatment, and if it doesn’t work, I’m clear about what’s going on,” said the Spaniard, referring to the fact that he would be considering withdrawing in the event that the new attempt to end his foot problems did not work. The other option was a surgical intervention that would definitively end the pain, but would prevent him from continuing to be a tennis professional. “I should be unemployed for more than half a year and, at 36 years old, I don’t know if it’s worth it,” he said.
What Nadal did categorically rule out was that he inject himself again to play at Wimbledon: “If I have to anesthetize my foot again, I won’t play,” he said, because in the long run it could be detrimental to his life away from tennis.