Michael Joyce (tennis player)
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Michael T. Joyce is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 8, 1996, when he became World No. 64.
He was the subject of an essay by David Foster Wallace
in Esquire
; the essay was later republished in Wallace's collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
. Joyce was the coach and hitting partner of Maria Sharapova
, along with her father, Yuri Sharapov until December 2010, when he was replaced by Thomas Hogstedt.
He was the subject of an essay by David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, essays, and short stories, and a professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California...
in Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
; the essay was later republished in Wallace's collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments is a 1997 collection of nonfiction writing by David Foster Wallace.In the title essay, originally published in Harper's as "Shipping Out", Wallace describes the excesses of his one-week trip in the Caribbean aboard the cruise ship ,...
. Joyce was the coach and hitting partner of Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
, along with her father, Yuri Sharapov until December 2010, when he was replaced by Thomas Hogstedt.