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By Chris Oddo | Friday, July 11, 2014

 
Nick Kyrgios, Wimbledon 2014

After his breakout win at Wimbledon, rising Aussie Nick Kyrgios has elected to switch up his coaching team.

Photo Source: Kieran Galvin/ CameraSport

The man who caused the pegging of Wimbledon’s fun meter at this year’s Championships has elected to switch coaches after the biggest win of his career.

Video: Kyrgios Wows 'Em at Wimbledon with Ridiculous Tweener Winner

With the goal of moving away from Melbourne and training closer to his home in Canberra, Aussie Nick Kyrgios will team up with a coaching duo of Canberra-based Todd Larkham while training away from the international circuit and Australian Davis Cup coach Josh Eagle when he is traveling the tour.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the teenager wants to be closer to his family in Canberra when he is not on the international circuit, which was the main reason for his decision to part ways with Melbourne-based coach Simon Rea. The towns are over 400 miles apart.

"We're not sure how long the set up will stay, but I'll be coaching Nick in Australia and Josh Eagle will coach him on the road," Larkham told the Herald. “We’ll probably reassess after the Davis Cup tie [against Uzbekistan in September] to work out what we're going to do.”

Larkham has logged seven years coaching Kyrgios in the past, but the two haven’t worked together in the past two.

Kyrgios wants to base himself in Canberra when he's in Australia, but until details can be finalized with Tennis Australia, he will train in Melbourne before leaving for the Toronto Masters event, which begins August 4.

The 19-year-old, who shook the tennis world when he upset Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in the fourth round, was ranked outside of the ATP’s top 800 just 18 months ago. Now, he comes in at a sparkling No. 66 in the world, making him the No. 3 Aussie.

But his coaches feel that he’s got plenty to improve upon. He's got a great game,” Larkham said. “We're looking for the little things that could make the difference under pressure situations in a big match."

 

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