Rafael Nadal's decision on Wimbledon participation to be announced on Friday, as per local media reports

Rafael Nadal will reportedly make an announcement on Friday about his participation in Wimbledon 2022.

According to local media reports, the current French Open champion, who has been training with Martin Landaluce at the Mallorca Country Club facilities, is hopeful of being able to play at SW19. Nadal is nursing a chronic foot injury and had earlier expressed doubt about his participation in the upcoming Grand Slam.

The Spaniard underwent “pulsed radiofrequency stimulation" last week to help ease the pain in his foot. The treatment is supposed to help his aching nerve on his foot.

Nadal had admitted earlier this month that he had numbed his foot throughout the fortnight at Roland Garros to be able to play in the event.

The 36-year-old suffers from Muller-Weiss syndrome, a rare and degenerative condition which affects the bone in the foot. It is a chronic problem and has caused major issues for Nadal since 2004.

The Spaniard underwent surgery last year to correct the issue and has now undergone radiofrequency treatment for a more permanent solution. Nadal and his team have both expressed a desire to play Wimbledon if his body allows it.

"I will be there if my body allows it," Nadal said at Roland Garros when asked about Wimbledon. "Wimbledon is a priority, the Grand Slams are a priority."

Rafael Nadal looking to win his third Wimbledon title this year

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pose before their match in 2019

With Rafael Nadal's triumphs at the Australian Open and French Open this year, he has become the first player to reach multiple Slam finals in 11 seasons. Novak Djokovic has done so in 10 seasons and Roger Federer in nine.

Ivan Lendl held the record earlier, reaching multiple finals in six seasons, until the 'Big 3' surpassed him one-by-one.

While Nadal's participation at Wimbledon hangs in the balance, a look at his record shows that he has the fewest number of wins at Wimbledon among all the Majors. But he has won the title twice - in 2008 and 2010.

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in an epic final in 2008, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), and 9-7 after over four hours. That helped Nadal end Federer's unchallenged dominance at Wimbledon; Federer was aiming to win his sixth consecutive title in London and break Bjorn Borg's record at the event.

Nadal is the only player among the 'Big 3" to win the Channel Slam (winning the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year) twice.

Nadal last played at Wimbledon in 2019, losing to Federer in the semifinals in four tight sets. The Spaniard has played two semifinals and one final since winning the title in 2010.

He lost in the 2011 final to Novak Djokovic and has been on the lookout for a third Wimbledon title ever since.