Kyrgios keeping coach-less

Nick Kyrgios has sacrificed his love of basketball for more time in the gym to get fit for the Australian Open but sees no immediate need for the extra discipline of a full-time coach.

The 22-year-old Australian worked with Frenchman Sebastian Grosjean on a part-time basis this year but has yet to find a candidate with his "best interests" at heart, he told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday.

"I haven't got a coach and I think I'm just going to go about my thing the same way that I did this year," he said.