By Mike Dickson for MailOnline
Published: 11:30 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 20 February 2019
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Kyle Edmund has become part of tennis's ever curious merry go round of coaching changes by parting with the man who helped guide him to last year's breakthrough at the Australian Open.
The British No 1 has split with veteran Swede Freddie Rosengren, despite their partnership yielding a semi-final in Melbourne in the 2018 season and his first ATP Tour title in Antwerp in October.
Edmund's progress has stalled since, with him suffering a niggling knee injury and managing only four matches after that heartening triumph in Melbourne.
Kyle Edmund has become part of tennis's ever curious merry go round of coaching changes
He will return to action by taking a wildcard into a Challenger event at Indian Wells in California later this month, prior to playing the Masters events there and in Miami.
Edmund had been coached jointly by Rosengren and Britain's Mark Hilton, and the latter will assume full responsibility, at least for the time being.
The official reason given for the split was that the Swede wishes to step down from coaching and spend more time at home.
'Fidde (as Rosengren is commonly known) wants to spend more time at home with his family and I have the utmost respect for that,' said Edmund. 'I would like to thank him for everything he has done for me and wish him all the best in the future.'
Old school, extrovert and demanding, Rosengren was a notably passionate presence in Edmund's coaching box, bringing
