Tennis star Johanna Konta announced the birth of her first child.
The former UK number one, who retired from the sport in December 2021, shared a photo of her cuddling her newborn baby on an Instagram update on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old athlete announced on Monday that her daughter was born and her name is Emmeline.
Congratulations! Johanna Konta announces the birth of her first child
So beautiful: Sweet shot captioned: “Baby Emmeline 09/12/22” followed by a heart and a rocking emoji
She wrote “Baby Emmeline 09/22/22” on the sweet photo, followed by a heart and a rocking emoji.
Johanna married her husband, Jackson Wade, a filmmaker and photographer, in December.
Johanna revealed her pregnancy in May with an Instagram photo of her belly blooming.
In the sweet photo, the sports-clad athlete is seen standing in the doorway of the house she shares with Jackson, shaking her stomach tenderly.
Little fun! She revealed that her 31-year-old daughter was born on Monday and her name is Emmeline.
Turning to the camera, Johanna captioned the photo: “I am baking my little cake now”.
In January, while Johanna was co-commentator for Eurosport at the Australian Open, she called selected tennis reporters to ask if her recent retirement had been linked to a possible pregnancy.
Johanna announced her retirement at age 30 in December after three Grand Slam semi-finals and six years of being England’s top player.
The good news: Johanna announced her pregnancy in May with an Instagram photo of her belly blooming
Expected: Shining for the camera, Johanna captioned the photo: “I’m making my cupcake now”
Speaking to The Telegraph, Johanna said she hated being asked if her decision to retire was related to a family plan.
“As a woman, you reach a certain age and reach certain milestones and you immediately think, ‘Okay, when is the baby coming,'” she said.
I don’t think any harm has been done, but it would be nice to talk about things like my career and my male colleagues in the sport,” he added.
Newlyweds: Johanna and Jackson got married in a ceremony in London in December, seven months after their engagement was announced.
I don’t know if they will ask Rafa Nadal when he will marry his girlfriend or have children before him.”
The Sydney-born star said: “First of all, it’s a very personal decision and you know, it can be a bit callous, especially for people who don’t want to. [have children] or there are other difficulties’.
Johanna and Jackson were married in a ceremony in London in December, seven months after they announced their engagement. He announced that he was getting married two weeks after announcing that he was quitting tennis.
Gorgeous: The tennis star announced that she married Jackson two weeks after announcing that she was quitting tennis.
Johanna wrote “To be a lady for two weeks” in her caption.
Ellesse’s spokesperson revealed she’s married to her longtime boyfriend, showing the giant star who signed the deal by posting to Instagram in May: “I woke up at 30 a few weeks ago and I’m engaged”.
Johanna has been dating Jackson, who runs the media company, for several years, and the couple shares a house in London.
Johanna, on her 30th birthday on May 17, explained that the proposal was a “semi-surprise”. A second photo posted gave fans a look inside the vintage-looking diamond ring.
Eagle-eyed fans had already seen the star when he came to play at the French Open in May, when he was eliminated in the first round.
It’s dazzling: Ellesse’s spokesperson announced she’d be marrying her longtime boyfriend, Jackson, and she showed the big spark in May, when she signed the deal.
The 2017 Wimbledon semi-finalist announced his retirement in a Twitter statement titled “Grateful” and described himself as “incredibly happy” despite a frustrating 2021 clouded by the problems caused by Covid.
Johanna added in August that she refused the injection before testing positive while in self-isolation and was unsure whether to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, adding that Covid had affected her physically and mentally.
He lost Wimbledon and the Olympics to problems with the Covid support balloons and contracted the virus himself.
“It was a combination of feeling pretty bad, so I either slept or just stayed for a few days,” she said.
“Also, ‘Why now?’ There was a time when I had to fully process my feelings of injustice. some kind of emotion. I needed some space and licking my wounds.
In Love: Johanna has been in a relationship with Jackson, her own media company, for several years, and the couple share a house together in London.
When asked if he regretted not getting the vaccine, he replied, “I don’t know, I’m not so sure.”
Australian-born Johanna, who moved to Great Britain from Australia in 2012, also recently shared how she had “palpitations” and felt “lightheaded” during matches.
“Sometimes I have palpitations. Basically, my heart rate is speeding up for no reason. I’m a little dizzy.
“This first happened in 2017 in Birmingham; the second was in Beijing in 2018. The third was three months ago when I was doing clay training at my home in London.
“So I wouldn’t say there is a very large common denominator. There were stressful situations and non-stressful situations.’
Stepping back: Their marriage took place shortly after Johanna (pictured at the 2019 French Open) announced she was quitting professional tennis at the age of 30.
Announcing her retirement in December, Johanna made an emotional statement on social media: “Thanks. It’s probably the word I’ve used the most in my career, and ultimately the word that best describes it.
“My gaming career is over and I am incredibly grateful for the career it has evolved into.
“All the evidence showed that I was not ‘hiding’ in this profession. But my happiness was in the people who came into my life and influenced my being in ways that went beyond tennis.
‘I am very grateful to these people. You know who you are.
Tennis: In a statement posted on social media, the 2017 Wimbledon semi-finalist (photographed in June after winning the Viking Open) described how he “made his dreams come true” and considers himself “incredibly happy”.
‘Thanks to my resilience and the guidance of others, I was able to make my dreams come true. As a child, I had to be what I wanted and said.
‘I consider myself incredibly lucky. How grateful I am.
Johanna reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the French Open, and also reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.
His biggest title came at the Miami Open in 2017, reaching the quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and ending his career with four career titles, most recently at the Nottingham Open in June.
He last played at the Western and Southern Open in August, where he lost in the first round and has since dropped to 113.
Achievement: Johanna (pictured at Wimbledon 2019) reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, Australian Open and French Open, and also reached the quarter-finals of the US Open
Source: Daily Mail
