Rafael Nadal brandishes the spoils of his U.S. Open final victory over Russian Daniil Medvedev on Sunday. The Spaniard's win in New York City — his fourth U.S. Open title — gives him 19 career individual grand slam wins, just one shy of rival Roger Federer's record. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Rafael Nadal celebrates a point against Stan Wawrinka during the final of the French Open. Nadal, who has dominated on clay in his career, did not leave the outcome in doubt for long. The Spaniard claimed his record 10th French Open title on Sunday. David Vincent/AP hide caption
Rafael Nadal throws his towel to a ball boy during his semifinal against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland kisses the Australian Open trophy during the awarding ceremony after winning the men's singles final against Spain's Rafael Nadal on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. Xu Yanyan/Xinhua/Landov hide caption
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during their semifinal Friday at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the men's singles final of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday in New York. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Steve Darcis of Belgium, left, shakes hands with Rafael Nadal of Spain Monday, after winning their first-round match at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images hide caption
Spain's Rafael Nadal looks on during his Wimbledon loss to Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol in June. Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning the French Open earlier today. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption