USTA Junior player Asia Muhammad, just off an amazing run to the final of Tennis Channel Open $50,000 Challenger, defeated the #2 junior in the world Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-3 at the MovieGallery Pro Classic 2008. Muhammad won 3 matches in the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw. Asia then defeated the #177 player on the WTA pro tour, Kopp Jones 6-2, 6-2, before getting injured and losing in the second round to the eventual winner Bethany Mattek 6-4, 6-3. Mattek just lost to Sharapova in the French open in three sets. Muhammad won her first pro tournament this past summer and according to her coach has a new found confidence.
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"After beating the #80 and #97 players in the world on her way to the final of the Tennis Channel Open, she is no longer intimidated by the pro tour,? explained her coach, Tim Blenkiron, who groomed Asia from a young age at the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation program.
Muhammad is one of many success stories that Andre and his partner Perry Rogers are proud of. ?Every child that has graduated from the Agassi program has gotten a college scholarship and that is what Andre, Perry, and I are most proud of,? explained Blenkiron. Asia, having just been out for 6 weeks due to an injury, will be back on the court this summer.
For more information, call USTA-Nevada at 702-792-8384. Photos available.
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