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French Open: Rafael Nadal won't play Wimbledon if he needs foot injections

French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he "doesn't want to keep playing" if he continues to need anaesthetic injections to numb chronic foot pain.

Nadal, 36, won his record-extending 14th title at Roland Garros having "no feeling" in his left foot.

The Spaniard had multiple injections during a tournament where he won a 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday.

"It's obvious with the circumstances that I am playing, I can't and I don't want to keep going," said Nadal.

The two-time Wimbledon champion says he would not play at the All England Club, where the grass-court major starts on 27 June, if a nerve-burning treatment next week cannot solve the issue.