Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years Here are some memorable photos of tennis player Rafael Nadal through the years. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2003: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to against Karol Kucera of Slovakia during the first round of the Tennis Masters at the Monte Carlo Country Club, Monaco, on April 15, 2003. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2004: Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a backhand against Roger Federer of Switzerland during the third round of Nasdaq 100 Open on March 28, 2004, in Miami. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2005: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates match-point against Richard Gasquet of France in his semi-final match during the ATP Masters Series at the Monte Carlo Country Club, April 16, 2005, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2006: Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the trophy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during the Men's Singles Final on Day 15 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 11, 2006, in Paris. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2007: Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the Philippe Chatrier Trophy after winning against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Men's Singles Final on Day 15 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 10, 2007, in Paris. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2008: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning the gold medal against Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during the men's singles gold medal tennis match held at the Olympic Green Tennis Center during Day 9 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 17, 2008, in Beijing, China. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2009: Rafael Nadal of Spain holds aloft the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning his men's final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day 14 of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 1, 2009, in Melbourne, Australia. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2010: Rafael Nadal of Spain lifts the Championship trophy after winning the Men's Singles Final match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic on Day 13 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 4, 2010, in London. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2011: Rafael Nadal of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose for a photo prior to playing against each other during the Men's Final on Day 15 of the 2011 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 12, 2011, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2012: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning set point in his men's final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during Day 14 of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia. (Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2013: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Albert Ramos of Spain during Day 5 of the 2013 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on April 26, 2013, in Barcelona, Spain. Rafael Nadal won 6-3, 6-0. (David Ramos/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2014: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates defeating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during Day 7 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis 2014 on May 17, 2014, in Rome, Italy. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2015: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates a point in the fourth set against Borna Coric of Croatia during their Men's Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2015 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2015, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2016: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Andreas Seppi of Italy during his second round Men's Singles match on Day 3 of the 2016 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2016, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2017: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates victory with the trophy following the mens singles final against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on Day 15 of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on June 11, 2017, in Paris. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2018: Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the Musketeers' Cup as he celebrates victory following the men's singles final against Dominic Thiem of Austria during Day 15 of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 10, 2018, in Paris. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2019: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the championship trophy during the trophy presentation ceremony after winning his Men's Singles final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Day 14 of the 2019 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2020: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning match point during his Men's Singles fourth-round match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia on Day 8 of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020, in Melbourne, Australia. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2021: Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the trophy after his victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in their final match during Day 7 of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2021 at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on April 25, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain. (Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
Photos: Rafael Nadal through the years 2022: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his second-round singles match against Yannick Hanfmann of Germany during Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)