Johanna Konta has affirmed that Michael Joyce will be her new mentor. It was accounted for in November that discussions were continuous to select the 44-year-old American. Joyce achieved a high of 64th on the planet as a player, and put in six years as a major aspect of Maria Sharapova’s group. He worked with Victoria Azarenka in 2017. “Michael is a fantastic coach with a great pedigree,” said Konta. “I feel like there is so much more to come.”
Konta, who has not played since October in light of foot damage, moved as high as fourth on the planet in 2017.
Konta achieved the semi-finals at Wimbledon and won the renowned Miami Open this year while working with Belgian mentor Wim Fissette. Their association finished not long after Konta barely neglected to secure a place in the WTA Finals in Singapore following a keep running of five thrashings.
Konta depicted Joyce as an incredible mentor with an extraordinary family as she affirmed the American will go with her full-time in 2018.
Joyce put in six years as a component of Maria Sharapova’s group and for quite a bit of this current year has been working with Victoria Azarenka, who stays engaged with a guardianship debate.
Joyce will be Konta’s third mentor in the same number of years despite the fact that change did her no damage a year ago when she supplanted Esteban Carril with Wim Fissette and held her place on the planet’s main 10.
The organization’s first test will come in Brisbane in the primary seven day stretch of January.
Her first competition with Joyce is set to be the Brisbane International, which begins on 31 December.
Sharapova won the US Open and the Australian Open and wound up plainly world number one while being instructed by Joyce.
