PARIS (AP) — Andrea Petkovic had plenty to be philosophical about when she considered retiring from tennis after a succession of injuries saw her drop out of the top 10 and plummet to 143rd.
Fast forward 18 months, the 26-year-old German is into a Grand Slam quarterfinal again after beating unseeded Kiki Bertens 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 at the French Open on Monday.
It’s her first quarterfinal at a major since she reached the last eight at the U.S. Open in 2011. Petkovic also reached the quarters at the Australian Open and French Open that year, achieving a career-high ranking of No. 9.
Then it all started to go wrong. Injuries to her back, ankle and knee took their toll, and by the end of 2012 she was ranked 143rd and missed five of the eight Grand Slams in 2012 and 2013.
With her career turning into a nightmare, she started looking elsewhere…
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