British number one Johanna Konta has confirmed that Michael Joyce will be her new coach.
BBC Sport reported in November that talks were ongoing to appoint the 44-year-old American.
Joyce reached a high of 64th in the world as a player, and spent six years as part of Maria Sharapova’s team. 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 because of a foot injury, climbed as high as fourth in the world in 2017.
Her first tournament with Joyce is set to be the Brisbane International, which starts on 31 December.
Sharapova won the US Open and the Australian Open and became world number one while being coached by Joyce.
bbc.com
