RAFAEL NADAL'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN HIGHS AND LOWS
2009: Beats Roger Federer in an epic five-set final to land his first - and only - Open crown.
2010: Retires in third set of his semi-final against Andy Murray with a knee injury.
2011: Suffers a straight-sets quarter-final loss to Spanish compatriot David Ferrer after straining a hamstring early in the match.
2012: Loses the longest grand slam final in history to Novak Djokovic after blowing a 4-2, 30-15 fifth-set lead in the five-hour, 53-minute classic.
2013: Withdraws from the Open with a stomach virus.
2014: Sustains a back injury early in the final against Stan Wawrinka before losing in four sets to the Swiss.
2015: Crashes out in the quarter-finals after enduring his first loss in 18 matches against Czech Tomas Berdych.
2016: Loses in the first round for the first time in Melbourne, bundled out in five sets by fellow Spaniard Fernarndo Verdasco.
2017: Returns from injury-marred 2016 season to make his fourth Open final, only to be denied in five sets by his great rival Federer.
2018: Forced to retire from a quarter-final for the second time on Rod Laver Arena after suffering an upper leg injury in the fourth set against Croat Marin Cilic.
