The Spanish tennis legend has only played at two tournaments so far this year as a result of injury problems and is uncertain about whether he will be able to take part in the Grand Slam that gets underway next month.

Nadal - who is due to compete at the Madrid Open this week - said: "It’s difficult right now to say what’s ideal and what’s not.

"The ideal would be being able to play without many limitations, and whatever happens I don’t really care. If I were able to play with some limitations and I’d lose tomorrow, it would be good for me. But it’s tough.

"The sensations this week haven’t been perfect. With my mindset, if I had to play tomorrow, maybe I wouldn’t play. But as I said before, with Madrid there are many emotional factors coming together, and I feel compelled to go and play for personal motives."

The 14-time Roland Garros champion continued: "I will try, as I always say, without trying to confuse anybody. I don’t know what will happen in the next three weeks. I will be fighting and doing the things I deem necessary, so I can play in Paris. And if I can, then I will. And if I can’t, then I won’t.

"I won’t be playing in Paris if by then I feel the way I feel right now. If I was in Paris today, I wouldn't go out to play. This is the reality.

"We’ll see what happens. The world does not end with Roland Garros, although it has been the most important tournament of my career. If I don’t play Paris, there are other tournaments there; there is an Olympics soon and other events. I am not going to do more than I feel capable of doing or have the desire to do."