Reid as "part doubles partner, part coach, part training companion" but the man himself says first and foremost - they're mates.

"People have thrown out different things but most importantly I'm his mate. Nick is one of those players who at this stage doesn't really need a coach, so I just try to keep him in a good head space," Reid said. "He believes he can beat anyone and that's half the battle with players, but Nick really has the talent to beat anyone and can potentially win slams. "It's just about getting him competing and giving his best each week and getting him to enjoy playing because when he's in that frame of mind he can do some scary things on the court." The new year has revealeda more matured Kyrgios, which Reid believes began during an off-season training block with Lleyon Hewitt. "It all started when he came to Melbourne and did three weeks of really hard training and and showed a lot more professionalism and maturity about his game," Reid said.

"He's doing the right things, he's not perfect and he's not going to do everything right every week or become a Roger Federer mentally, he knows that. "He's going to have times when he gets frustrated but he's making a conscious effort to get better and that's because he really wants to have a crack this year." Reid, 27, admits it's tough seeing Kyrgios heavily scrutinised by the public on social media and said the Australian No.1 is only guilty of being a