Johanna Konta: How to handle pressure and expectation as an elite athlete (E79)

Johanna Konta: How to handle pressure and expectation as an elite athlete (E79)

Last in our series of Olympic Specials is with the current British No.1 women’s tennis player, Johanna Konta. Johanna has won four singles titles on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour and in 2016, became part of Team GB at the Rio Olympics.


Johanna reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2017 – the same year she achieved her highest ever world ranking of number 4.


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* Keynote with former England Rugby Sevens captain Ollie Phillips

* High Performance Boosts with British Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympic medal winner Jordanne Whiley MBE, Olympic Gold medal winning rower Ben Hunt-Davis and adventurer Levison Wood.

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