Rafael Nadal has not been showing off his tennis skills before the US Open 2015, but he certainly has been putting his body in display. With or without permission from his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello, Rafael Nadal played a round of strip poker to revive his poor fans before US Open 2015.

According to Page Six, “With the US Open quickly approaching, Tommy Hilfiger celebrated the brand’s latest underwear model, tennis stud Rafael Nadal, with a cheeky game of strip tennis at Manhattan’s Bryant Park on Tuesday.”

Let’s hope that his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello wasn’t too disapproving of his rather racey decision.

But seeing how she has been his active supporter for years, it’s no surprise that she is sticking with Rafa through the thick and thin.

Rafael Nadal definitely felt the heat after dropping out of French Open this year, but the former champion has his hopes high for the US Open 2015.

According to CNN, if Rafa fails at the US Open again,“it would mark the first time since 2004 he hasn't claimed at least one major in a calendar year.”

To add to the pressure, the former US Open winner Andy Roddick commented to BBC that Rafael Nadal "probably won't win another slam" in his career.

Ouch. That gotta hurt.

Rafael Nadal has been staying strong despite his recent flailings, possibly for the sake of his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. His Twitter posts are filled with his usual humor and lightheartedness.

The former world number 1 once said, "I feel good, there are no problems.”

Rafael Nadal has been strongly insisting that “life has been fantastic” and immediately got all his fans wondering if that was in reference to his girlfriend Maria francisca Perello.

According to the Guardian, the former world number 1 said, “Today I am not as good as I was. I don’t know if tomorrow I am going to be as good as I was. Life has been fantastic for me – and it still is.”

Do you think his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello can inspire him to rise to glory at US Open 2015?