Australian tennis star Johanna Konta is usually known to lead a private life. Playing tennis for Australia initially, and then the British, Konta is currently top tennis player in England. She has won three singles titles on WTA tour apart from 11 singles and four doubles titels on the ITF Women’s circuit. Her best performances in Grand Slam has been a semi-final finish. She has a semi-final finish in the Australian Open (2016), Wimbledon (2017), and French Open (2019). For a celebrity of such stature, she has managed to keep most things about her personal life happy. Johanna Konta has a boyfriend named Jackson Wade. Wade is known to be a photographer.
Very seldom is she seen talking about her personal life. Here are the things that we know about her boyfriend.
Who is Jackson Wade?
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The Australia-born tennis star Johanna Konta’s partner, Jackson Wade, is in fact from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham. According to British media outlet The Sun, Wade has a 1st class degree in digital film making from the SEA Institute, which he obtained in 2014.
Following his graduation from the course, Wade stayed at the institute as Digital Film Making Degree Programme Supervisor. He is also known to have his own business.
Konta’s boyfriend is the co-owner of 90SecondStory. The company which creates films and videos for other businesses throughout the U.K.
In 2016, Wade was hired by the Lawn Tennis Association for the Indian as a video and photography manager.
It has been reported that the duo have been dating since 2017.
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Konta happy with her partner Wade-
While Konta is rarely seen opening up on her personal life, she was, very recently, involved in an interview where she spoke about her relationship with Wade.
Konta talked about how much Wade encourages her, which enables her to do well.
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“My boyfriend empowers me,” Konta said in an interview with Hello. “He encourages me to trust my own decisions and be who I am, because he says I’m awesome – so therefore I should believe it too.”
“We both live together and are committed to our dog besides already having a few commitments.”