World No. 18, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, has been forced to withdraw from the London Olympics due to an ankle injury suffered at the Stuttgart Grand Prix in April against current World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. "Really sorry to announce that I will not be competing at the Olympic Games," she said on
No. 18 ranked Andrea Petkovic of Germany has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a persistent right ankle injury. Petkovic reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals last year at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, and the third round at Wimbledon. She was replaced by Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia. Agnes Szavay of Hungary withdrew due to back
With the 2012 Australian Open just around the corner, the tournament withdrawals are mounting. Today, the No. 10 seed, Andrea Petkovic of Germany withdrew with a stress fracture in her lower back. The injury could keep her sidelined for two months. Petkovic lost 7-5, 6-4 to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a second-round match at
No. 8 seed, Victoria Azarenka and No. 16 seed, Maria Sharapova, will face off on Saturday in the Final of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. They are tied at 2-2 in career matches, with Azarenka winning their last match in last year's Stanford final, 6-4, 6-1. Azarenka defeated No. 3 seed, Vera
No. 21 seed, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, pulled an upset over World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. It was the biggest win of Petkovic's career. Her previous best was a win over then No. 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009. Petkovic fired an ace on
No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki survived a scare from No. 6 seed Francesca Schiavone in a Quarterfinal match at the 2011 Australian Open, but prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. It was evident from the start that Schiavone came to play, and the battle was on. Everyone thought Schiavone would be exhausted from her record-long match in
Former No. 1, Maria Sharapova, was sent packing in the 4th round at the 2011 Australian Open by No. 30 seed, #33 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Petkovic won the match in a surprisingly easy fashion in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. This is the first time the 23-year-old Petkovic has reached the Quarterfinals of a Grand
No. 4 seed, #5 Venus Williams of the USA withdrew after only six minutes of play from her third round match against No. 30 seed, #33 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Williams, who injured her pelvic muscle during her gruelling three-set match against Sandra Zahlavova, began serving in the second night match on Rod Laver Arena,
No. 14 seed, #16 Maria Sharapova of Russia, escaped in a three-set thriller against a determined, unseeded #38 Julia Goerges of Germany on Friday at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Final score: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Sharapova, who won the Australian Open title in 2008, was forced to dig in deep to pull through in a
Justine Henin of Belgium won the championship of the 2010 WTA Tour UNICEF Open played in s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands June 13-19. She defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. After dropping the 1st set, Justine was down a break in the 2nd, and again trailed 0-3 in the 3rd. After the
