Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal says it is not too late for him to suffer a chronic leg injury and is ready to perform at the upcoming Wimbledon edition. After winning the French Open earlier this month, he said the injury has taken a toll on him.
Earlier, the great John McEnroe also said that he was surprised to see the 36-year-old Nadal win the match with his injury. Ahead of the grass-court tournament starting Monday, June 27, Manecore-born Nadal said he is physically much better than he was before.
,[I am] quite happy about how [it has] advanced. At first, I can walk normally most days, almost every single day. This is the main issue for me. When I wake up, I don’t feel the pain that I’ve been going through for the past year and a half, so I’m very happy,” Nadal told reporters.
“And secondly, exercising. I’ve been better overall, honestly. For the past two weeks, I haven’t had a single day of these horrible days that I can’t walk at all… the feeling and overall feelings are positive ‘Cause I’m in a positive way in terms of pain, and that’s the main thing,” he said.
“Of course, the treatment I used didn’t heal my injury, didn’t improve my injury at all, but can take away a little bit of pain. That’s the main goal. Honestly, I feel happy because the hardest part is it That hurts when you have too much – not playing tennis,” Nadal said.
Nadal is set to participate in Wimbledon as the No. 2 seed and will face the 23-year-old Argentine Francisco Cerundolo in a round of 32 match on Court 1. Of his 22 titles to date, Nadal has won two of them. Wimbledon.
Back in 2008, Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, after which he defeated Thomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.