After her first-round exit at the US Open, the world No.45 Konta, who started the season ranked No.9, said that her partnership with Joyce would continue “as long as we feel it’s mutually beneficial”. The mutual benefit apparently lasted for only three more weeks and three short-lived appearances at tournaments (second-round exit in Tokyo and first-round exits in Wuhan and Beijing).
This is the 27-year-old Konta’s third broken partnership with a coach in three years. Last year she parted ways with Wim Fissette and in 2016 she split with Esteban Carril.
The 45-year-old Joyce, who is most famous for his seven-year coaching of Maria Sharapova, already has a new gig.