Video: Andrea Petkovic dazzles with Paris Indoors hot shot

Andrea Petkovic landed a superb shot in her win over Kristina Mladenovic. (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images) Andrea Petkovic isn't known for her pure speed,

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Andrea Petkovic landed a superb shot in her win over Kristina Mladenovic. (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)

Andrea Petkovic isn't known for her pure speed, agility, or hands, but she she showed off all three skills during this athletic rally against France's Kristina Mladenovic in the second round at the WTA's Paris Indoors.

Pulled into the net by a Mladenovic drop volley, Petkovic raced forward from behind the baseline to put a short ball back and ran to cover the line. Mladenovic, an accomplished doubles player (she just won her second major mixed doubles title at the Australian Open) wisely puts the volley behind her, forcing the German to stop, reverse course, and spin. But instead of just bunting the ball straight back, Petkovic gets under the ball and actually pulls it cross-court into the open court.

This time last year, Petkovic was back home in Germany recovering from knee surgery. Now she's pulling off points like this:

http://youtu.be/YNThUywOUyE

Published Jan 31, 2014 | Modified Jan 31, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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