I don't think I'm ready for a full-time coach just yet, says Nick Kyrgios

The mercurial tennis player has worked with Frenchman Sebastian Grosjean on a part-time basis in 2017, but an injury-plagued season meant that the Australian couldn’t capitalize on the good starts he made in the tournaments. However, in a recent interview in Brisbane with reporters, Kyrgios stated that he will continue to train without a coach until he finds a candidate who has his "best interests" at heart.

Kyrgios’ 2017 season has been a mixture of failures and success. After defeating Novak Djokovic in the Mexican Open, where he became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Djokovic in his first attempts, he lost in the semis. He had to withdraw from Indian Wells due to illness and lost to Federer in the semis of the Miami Open.

After slipping to 21 in world rankings in a season, Kyrgios has now assured his fans that he will try to be in good shape for the first Grand Slam of the year in January. He will warm up for the Australian Open at the Brisbane International before he playing Djokovic in Tie Break Tens, an exhibition of 10-point tiebreak matches.

“I was playing a lot (of basketball) through the off-season but I know it's not great on my body. Especially training for tennis and playing that, it's not the smartest. But you know, I'll live. Last year I wasn't doing anything, I was kind of playing too much basketball. I had so many niggles going into the Australian Open. I feel like I've done everything I can. I've still got a lot of time to kind of find my feet,” said Kyrgios.