Two-time grand slam finalist and former world No.8 Mark Philippoussis has ruled out coaching troubled local star Nick Kyrgios in the wake of his latest meltdown.
Kyrgios admitted after his shock loss to Andreas Seppi that it was time for him to get a coach.
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But Philippoussis, who made the US Open final in 1998 and the Wimbledon final in 2003, said while he believed Kyrgios was a "good kid", he's not the right person to coach him.
"I would think about it … but to be quite honest, no," Philippoussis told Fairfax Media on Monday.
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"I have no interest getting back on the tour.
"But if I was going to coach someone, I'd want them to want to improve or want to listen or want to learn."
Kyrgios has come under fire since surrendering a two-sets-to-love lead against Seppi, before seemingly imploding and going on to lose 10-8 in the fifth.
He drew the strongest criticism from former world No.1 John McEnroe, who labelled his behaviour a "black eye for the sport".
The Australian No.14 seed admitted after the match he was still seeing a sports psychologist as part of his sanction from the ATP for tanking during last year's Shanghai Masters.
"That's one area where I need to start taking [it] a bit more seriously," Kyrgios said on Wednesday night.
"I don't think there's anyone in the top 100 without a coach apart from me, so that needs to change."
While Philippoussis admits Kyrgios doesn't do himself any favours with some of his behaviour, he's adamant that all decisions made in his career need to come directly from Kyrgios himself.
"Kids are looking up to you, they're watching what you're doing and they're listening to what you're doing.
"But at the end of the day it's his life, so as long he's making decisions that makes him happy ... you have to respect that as a human being.
"Whether that be him continuing to play and trying to be the best he can, or being happy where he is."
In early 1999 Philippoussis, along with Jelena Dokic, defeated Sweden to win Australia's first ever Hopman Cup.
It was the only time Australia had won the event until Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova won it again early last year.
"People think I know Nick very well, but I don't know him very well.
"What I know is, I like him, he's a good kid.
"But I don't have interest coaching anyone, I'm just very happy where I am."