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Guided by Former Stars, Muhammad May Become One
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And she has made steady progress since. Her best result came earlier this year at a USTA Pro Circuit event in Las Vegas, where she beat her first top-100 player en route to reaching the final.
And each step along the way, she gets tips from Agassi and Graf. While the sport's most decorated tennis couple might intimidate young players, they're simply familiar faces to Muhammad.
Before she left for a clay-court tournament in Europe earlier this year, Muhammad spoke to Agassi, who passed along a suggestion about footwork on clay. Stay as low as possible, he said. It's safer, he promised, and would give her more control.
And when their schedules permit, she and Graf get together and hit.
"She tells me to really be aggressive," Muhammad says.
Blenkiron tells her that, too, but it never hurts to have Graf drive a coach's message home.
"Obviously the sport is trying to find the next Venus and Serena Williams, and I think she has the potential," Blenkiron says. "Most people would be crazy saying that, but I've been around her enough to say she's a special breed. And she hasn't even come close to maximizing her potential."
