This is everything tennis champion Rafa Nadal eats and drinks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

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Rafa Nadal, one of the greatest male tennis players ever, is currently coasting through the 2018 US Open.

The Spaniard won the 2018 French Open in June and if he wins a second calendar major at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York, then he will have made an almighty claim for male player of the year.

Nadal has already won 17 Grand Slam championships and should he win one more, he will close the gap on all-time leader Roger Federer to just two titles.

But how does the superstar tennis player fuel his body?

It turns out, his diet is largely focused on one key ingredient.

Here's everything Rafa Nadal likes to have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

This is Rafa Nadal, also known as the "King of Clay," as he has dominated tennis on the sport's soft surface and has even won the French Open — the clay major — an extraordinary 11 times.

In a tweet posted just before a US Open match in 2015, Nadal gave fans a glimpse at what a pre-match breakfast might look like. In the photograph below you can see large glasses with fruit juice alongside fresh bread rolls, olive oil, and Iberian ham.

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To eat right, one must prepare right — and that, for Rafa Nadal, involves grocery shopping. Here he is checking out salad leaves, fresh cuts of meat, and cannoli — an Italian pastry made from tube-shaped shells that are filled with things like ricotta, or chocolate spread. All the essentials for an incredible lunch.

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