Jo Konta will be tough to beat at Roland Garros: Coach
Brit Johanna Konta’s finals run at the Rome Open recently did not surprise her new coach - Dimitri Zavialoff. Working with Konta for some time now, Zavialoff recently said - “I know how well she can play and I always had that in the back of my mind that at some point she would win good matches, and that’s not a surprise.”
“I was just waiting for when it would happen and it did happen on clay. That’s great. We will see for the coming weeks and tournaments, and what I know is she is a fantastic player and anyone that will go on court will have troubles to beat her.”
He further added, “Having a tough moment being 50 or 40 or 30 in the world, it’s OK, no? It’s all perspectives. Playing matches is very demanding year after year. At some point maybe all players and all coaches have been scouting her and they knew what to do a little bit more than when you’re an upcoming player.”
“She needed to adapt and also the ongoing evolution of her game is something that is always there. I’m trying to help her to stick with this and let’s see where it goes.”
Konta is a player who is self-motivated, something Zavialoff appreciates. “I like some unexpected shots,” said Zavialoff. “We know tennis is not a science, being perfect does not exist. She’s much better than we think with this. It just takes time to realise and to be able to do it whenever you want.”
He ended by saying, “If she feels good with her tennis, she will be tough to beat. And the more her game is rich with the options she takes, the more troubles the others will have.”
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2YQFAMy
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