Rafael Nadal sees himself ready for the grass classic in Wimbledon thanks to special therapy for his chronic pain in his left foot.
“Of course, the treatment itself hasn’t improved my injury, but it can take away some of the pain. That’s the main goal,” said the 36-year-old Spaniard. Despite the foot injury, Nadal had secured his 22nd title in a Grand Slam tournament three weeks ago at the French Open and extended the record in men’s tennis. In Wimbledon (June 27 to July 10) he could already win his third Grand Slam tournament of the year.
In Barcelona, Nadal had undergone pulsed radiofrequency therapy a good two weeks ago because of the chronic pain. The affected foot nerves are anesthetized with this treatment and can no longer transmit the pain stimulus to the brain, as reported by the media, citing circles of Nadal’s care team. Nadal has been suffering from Müller-Weiss Syndrome, a rare and degenerative disease, for several years.
He is happy with how things have turned out recently, otherwise he would not be at Wimbledon. “But I can’t be super happy because I don’t know what can happen,” he said. “When I wake up, I don’t have this pain that I’ve had for the past year and a half,” Nadal said. “In the past two weeks I haven’t had one of those horrible days where I can’t move at all.” At Wimbledon, Nadal is seeded second and will meet Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in the first round.