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Nick Kyrgios splits from coach with less than a week to go before Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios’s unsettled Wimbledon preparation has taken another turn, with the Australian star splitting with coach Todd Larkham less than a week before the grand slam starts.

Kyrgios, who withdrew from this week’s lead-up grasscourt event in Nottingham citing illness, announced on Tuesday he and his long-term mentor had “mutually agreed” to part ways.

“It’s never an easy decision to end a coaching relationship and to do so prior to the start of a grand slam is even more difficult,” Kyrgios said on his website. “But I feel that this is the right decision for me at this time.