Daniil Medvedev has said that there is plenty of work to be done if he is to replicate his successes of years gone by ahead of the Australian Open.

The 28-year-old reached the final of the year's first major in 2024, for the third time in four years, before losing to Jannik Sinner in five sets. He ended the 2024 season without any silverware for the first time since 2017.

Medvedev's match against Rafael Nadal in the final in 2022 also went the distance before he was eventually beaten, and he knows he needs to find another level to become the 'disruptor' once again.

"Why? Because I didn't manage last year, except the Australian Open, I was less of a disruptor because Carlos [Alcaraz] and Jannik [Sinner] were beating me a lot of times," he told the media on Friday ahead of the Australian Open draw.

"A lot of tournaments I was getting to the good stages but not able to beat them. I would like to become again, I don't even know this word, but let's say disruptor, because it means that I will be able to get to these later stages and win them."

His task will be a difficult one, with plenty of competition gunning for the top prize. But ahead of his first-round match against Kasidit Samrej, Medvedev also spoke about how positive he is feeling, with a new arrival in the family.

A day before arriving in Australia, the world number five announced that he and his wife had welcomed their second child.

"I feel in a great place. Very happy,” he said, on the new family member. "Life on tour, the next day the baby is born and the next day you're on a flight to Australia which takes, like, 24 hours, a 10-hour difference. But that's fine with me. I always said I like tennis. I like travelling.

"I'm feeling great before the start of the season and looking forward."