Rafael Nadal will return to compete at the 2024 Australian Open. (Source: Eurosport)

Former Austrian tennis player Barbara Schett commented on Nadal: "Rafael Nadal cannot reach his best form when he returns. He needs matches to get used to the rhythm. Meanwhile, other tennis players are improving day by day. I am sure Nadal will have many difficulties."

Contrary to Barbara Schett's opinion, tennis player Daniil Medvedev highly appreciates Nadal in big tournaments: "It's always very difficult to beat Nadal. For me, matches against Nadal end worse than matches against Djokovic, in some ways."

The Russian tennis player also said that the competition at the 2024 Australian Open promises to be very fierce: "I fell out of the top 10 last season, so you can imagine the fierceness of ATP tournaments.

At the start of the 2023 season, Tsitsipas is in the Australian Open final. He and a few other players can come back and beat me or anyone else."

Meanwhile, sharing on Eurosport , former British tennis player Tim Henman commented on Nadal's Grand Slam hunting goal in 2024: "Rafael is not coming back to reach the quarterfinals and semi-finals of tournaments. He wants to win the biggest titles including the Grand Slam.

Rafael Nadal's form at the start of the 2024 season will dictate whether he is capable of winning more titles."