Rafael Nadal is undergoing low-key preparations for Wimbledon but the Spaniard insists the rest will do him a world of good as he rides the crest of a wave from his 11th Roland Garros success.

The 32-year-old has been training in his native island of Mallorca and will only make his way to London on Monday, where he will bid to win the title at SW19 for a third time.

“I had a very intense campaign on clay and my body needed rest because drastic changes are not good,” Nadal said in an interview published in El Espanol on Saturday.

“I had to spend time adapting physically and in my tennis to the surface. I will certainly arrive at Wimbledon with less preparation, but…I’m going with confidence high because I played very well through the whole clay-court season.

“From next week I’m going to step it up, train hard and play a couple of exhibition matches.”