German tennis star Andrea Petkovic has already chosen her second career path - working as a sports reporter with Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), a TV channel in Germany.

Speaking about how the popularity of tennis can be increased in her country, Petkovic, who will skip the Australian Open due to a leg injury, told Tennis World USA: "I think Germany has an enormous potential for tennis. If you increase the coverage, I think it can be really bigger.