Nadal won a record-extending 14th men’s single title on the weekend by beating the 8th seeded Casper Ruud of Norway in straight-sets.

The 36-year-old Nadal suffers from Mueller-Weiss syndrome - a rare degenerative condition that affects bones in the feet and causes severe pain.

Nadal will undergo treatment this week for the conditions in an attempt to find a permanent cure for the pain he is experiencing.

The King of Clay and two-time winner at the All England Lawn Tennis Club this week as a make-or-break week and he will play at the years richest Grand Slam if his body allows him to without the use of anaesthetic injections.

“I have been playing with injections on the nerves to numb the foot and that's why I was able to play during these two weeks.

“I have no feelings in my foot, because my doctor was able to put anaesthetic injections on the nerves. That takes out the feeling on my foot."

“I'm going to be in Wimbledon if my body is ready to be in Wimbledon. That's it. Wimbledon is not a tournament that I want to miss. I think nobody wants to miss Wimbledon. I love Wimbledon.

“If I am able to play with anti-inflammatories, yes. To play with anaesthetic injections, no. I don't want to put myself in that position again."

The grass-court Grand Slam in London will get underway on 27 June.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport