Rafael Nadal on Sunday withdrew from the Australian Open with a muscle tear after he played his first tournament in almost a year.
The 22-time Grand Slam title winner has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, including missing 11 majors through a series of knee, feet, ankle, abdomen and wrist problems.
Here's a look at Nadal's history of pain: 2003: Elbow Two years after his professional debut, Nadal experienced his first physical problems which forced him to withdraw from the French Open after picking up an elbow injury in training. 2004: Left foot Just 18, Nadal misses the French Open and Wimbledon due to a broken bone in his foot. 2009: Knee In June, Nadal, having already experienced a first ever loss at the French Open, suffers tendinitis in his knees, depriving him of the opportunity to defend the Wimbledon title he had won 12 months earlier in an epic final against Roger Federer.
In September, Nadal is knocked out of the US Open semi-finals admitting to playing with an abdominal tear. 2012: Knee Tendonitis in his left knee forces Nadal out of the Olympics where he was the defending champion.