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George Flood

Rafael Nadal intends to play at Wimbledon as foot pain eases

Rafael Nadal celebrated his 14th French Open title last month despite an ongoing foot injury

(Picture: REUTERS)

Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he intends to play at Wimbledon this month for the first time in three years.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner’s place at SW19 had once again been in doubt after he required anaesthetic injections and heat treatment in his left foot - in which he has a rare degenerative condition known as Müller-Weiss syndrome, diagnosed in 2005 - throughout a record-extending 14th French Open-winning campaign last month.

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