Rafael Nadal has warned that he will try to go to Wimbledon and confirmed that he will be a father for the first time

There will be no Russians or Belarusians in the Wimbledon draw, which kicks off on June 27 at the traditional All England Club. As a rebuke to this determination, there will be no points up for grabs even for the decision of the ATP. But who will be, at least until now, is Rafael Nadal. Yes, the winner of the Australian Open and Roland Garros in this crazy 2022 has announced that he will try to play in the tennis mecca after spending “a week without limping” thanks to a new treatment on his battered left foot. the crop of him who already has 22 Grand Slam trophies.

“My intention is to try to play Wimbledon”Nadal said from Mallorca, where this week he started his training on grass pitches. “If things don’t go as I would like, we’ll see what happens. I’m happy, I haven’t limped in a week.”

Nadal had said after winning his 14th title at the French Open nearly two weeks ago that he wasn’t sure if he would be able to continue playing due to the extreme pain in his foot. He managed to end up at Roland Garros after his foot was numb to painkillers, a method the Spaniard said he wouldn’t like to repeat.

The slight improvement in the chronic condition that has plagued him for years came after Nadal visited a clinic in Barcelona last week to receive radiofrequency treatment for sore nerves.

Nadal, 36, a two-time winner at the All England Club, had said that if this latest attempt to make his foot condition more bearable doesn’t work, he will consider surgery, a move he admits could question the continuity. of his career.

Nadal, new dad

Nadal also confirmed this Friday that his wife, Mery Perelló, is pregnant. “Yes, I will be a father but I am not used to talking about my personal life. The reason is very simple, and it is that I am already sufficiently exposed in my professional life. For tranquility and for the way in which I and the people who live with me we understand life, always from a low (public) profile, “explained Nadal.

And he specified: “I don’t know how (being a father) will affect me because I lack the experience, even if I don’t expect it to mean any change in my professional life”.

Nadal, 36, married Perelló, 33, on 19 October 2019 during a private ceremony held in La Fortalesa in the Majorcan city of Pollença and in the presence, among other personalities from all walks of life, of the King Emeritus of Spain, Juan Carlos.

Sources: ANSA and EFE