Andrea Petkovic - Get Her Tennis Dress, Shoes, Bag & Racquet, (& Read Her Story).
It seems that being of Serbian origin is just about as good an ingredient for tennis success as it gets nowadays. Andrea Petkovic is yet another to emanate from the former war torn countries that made up Yugoslavia, though she's lived in Germany most of her life and plays Fed Cup for her adopted country.
Success hasn't come quite as fast for Andrea as for some of her other Serbian speaking friends on the WTA Tour like Ana Ivanovic, as a cruciate ligament rupture at the Australian Open in 2008 cost her almost a year of her tennis development. Typically, she used the time to improve her already capacious mind (she speaks 4 languages) by studying political science.
Andrea Petkovic Shows Off Her adidas Tennis Clothing And Her Trim 5ft 11ins, 152lb Physique. Thanks To Forty Deuce @ Flickr
Andrea was born on the 9th September 1987 and was first introduced to the game at aged 6 by her father, Zoran, who nutured her game and stoked the fire of her competitive instincts.
These instincts were a little too fiery when she was young, resulting in poor behaviour and many broken racquets. Andrea puts her current calm on court demeanor down to her father's even temper and laid back attitude.
Andrea's Circumspect Route To Tennis Success
Andrea's father also encouraged her to get a well rounded education before she commited to tennis, just in case things didn't work out. After all, there's only a handful of women who make a good living from tennis - the lion's share goes to a handful of players at the top of the game, with the rest dividing up what's left.
When Andrea suffered her serious ligament damage, it looked like his advice was well judged, but her natural talent and determination have now taken her to a level where prize money and especially sponsorship deals will secure a good living for her in the sport.
Shes's even thought about a career beyond her tennis years. Forming a political party is one idea as she's already knowledgeable in this area, but becoming a sports journalist would be another as she already writes for a German newspaper - FAZ.NET, and for a tennis blog - t-online.de. Her friendly outgoing personality combined with her sharp mind should make her a 'natural' as an interviewer.
As a music lover, she's also set her sights on setting up a recording studio to promote young talent and actually plays guitar and drums herself. Her big concern is that accomplished musicians have to be in the right place at the right time to get a break, whereas in her tennis profession, talent will naturally rise to the surface. The Andrea Petkovic official website highlights some of her able friends, so this is an important theme for Andrea.
Like all the best tennis players, Andrea loves to compete. In fact she loves every aspect of competition - she's addicted to the intense emotional experiences that make up any tennis match from the exhilaration of perfectly constructed point, to the low of a double fault at a crucial time.
She experiences the highest highs and the lowest lows when competing with the best, so she's occasionally 'gone to sleep' in the earlier rounds where the opposition hasn't proved able to provide her with the 'close moments' she desires.
Playing in the Fed Cup for Germany excites her as well, but maybe a little too much. She enjoys the camaraderie and responsibility of playing for her teammates, but playing for 85 million expectant Germans as well is a bit daunting.
Andrea's favorite time of the tennis calendar is the clay court season where's she's more able to work the point to set up her powerful flat forehand.
When in Europe, apart fron her two 'home' countries of Germany and Serbia, she likes visiting the visually stunning city of Barcelona in Northern Spain and Portugal. It's probably only a matter of time before Spanish or Portuguese is added to her other languages of English, German, Serbian and French!
When in America, she's fond of watching Baseball and likes McDonalds food, though her tennis nutritionist would surely be horrified. Her perfect day would probably end with a trip to the cinema to watch an Edward Norton film - her favorite actor, or hitting with John McEnroe, her preferred tennis player.
Curtains For The Andrea Petkovic Dance (Petkodance)
The Petkodance has become a familiar sight in recent months as Andrea celebrates her victories with a short dance. Though starting out as just happy exhilaration, it's became an expected part of Andrea's performance and eventually led to a small backlash from some fellow tennis professionals who resented the lack of respect it showed for their defeat.
Maria Sharapova was particularly 'cutting' in her post match comments after beating Andrea in Miami. She said Andrea was probably too tired to compete after dancing so much! Even before this match, Andrea was begining to realize it was working against her, with some players trying harder to win to avoid the celebratory dance. She promised to introduce a slighly less exuberant way of marking her victories in future.
Andrea Demonstrates The Steps To The Petkodance With Her Robot Friend
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