BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP)—Andrea Petkovic took another step toward a return to the Top 10 of the WTA rankings by winning her second title of the season at the Gastein Ladies on Sunday.
The 20th-ranked German, who played her first clay-court event since reaching the semifinals at last month's French Open, beat Shelby Rogers of the United States 6-3, 6-3 to follow up on her victory at Charleston in April.
''It's a super feeling, I am totally happy,'' said Petkovic, who reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 almost three years ago. ''I want back into the top 10 and I am just playing good tennis. My serve and my footwork can still improve but I am playing well.''
Petkovic also won the event in 2009 for her first of four career titles, which have all come on clay.