the spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal confirmed that he will play Wimbledonthe third Grand Slam of the season, and also gave details of how the medical treatment works that he is doing in his left leg and that allows him to continue in force in tennis.
The Majorcan had sowed doubts after his coronation at Roland Garros, where he said that he had to play the last games with his left foot infiltrated and even He even confessed that he would prefer to have a new foot before winning the final, in which he then beat Norwegian Casper Ruud.
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Despite rumors about a possible retirement post Roland Garros, Nadal was in charge quickly to deny them and said that he was going to undergo radiofrequency treatment. After two sessions, he confirmed that he is working and that he will play the tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, where he won in 2008 and 2010.
“I haven’t played on grass for three years. I will be in London for a week of training and I hope to be competitive. The most complicated thing will be the beginning due to the lack of rhythm, but if I advance it will give me personal security”, he detailed.
How the treatment that Rafael Nadal is undergoing works
Radiofrequency injections consist of a technique in which an electrical current is applied, controlled by the doctor, through a cannula or needle that attacks the nerves of the crippled tissues where the pain is generated.
The high-frequency current passes through a cannula in which the temperature only increases in the part of the tip, between 2 and 4 millimeters. The heat transmitted by the cannula is applied to the sensory nerve causing the pain, so that the transmission of that ailment is interrupted.
And the key, from a medical point of view, lies in hitting the nerve, or nerves, that generate the pain.
“I’m happy, I’ve been able to step normally for a week, which is important for me, I managed to do a progressive training, the pains are different and that for me is already an advance”, said the native of Mallorca.
Rafael Nadal will be a father
This news comes at an excellent personal moment for Nadal, since in recent days he said that he will be a father for the first time with his partner Xisca: “I don’t know how life changes, I don’t plan a change in my professional life.”
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The tennis player and the Majorcan married in 2019 and, although the news was not confirmed by the protagonists themselves, they assure that “they are happy and living the moment normally”.
