Nadia Petrova is a seasoned campaigner on the WTA Tour and her consistency has kept her in the world's top 20 for a number of years.

However, the 27-year-old has rarely posed a serious Grand Slam title challenge and with plenty of youth and talent coming through the ranks, you have to wonder if she's running out of time to truly make a name for herself.

Although generally regarded to be more comfortable on clay, Petrova has a respectable track record at Wimbledon having reached two quarter-finals in her last three visits and a similar run this year would be regarded as an achievement considering her battles with recent injuries.

The Russian, who has been no stranger to the treatment table throughout her career, was hospitalised during the off-season with viral meningitis so it was extremely to surprising to see her even enter the Australian Open, let alone reach the last 16.

However, following her exit Down Under she was promptly ruled out for two months with a foot injury.

Petrova's French Open was brought to a halt when losing a thrilling second-round encounter with Maria Sharapova, who was playing just her fifth match back from a nine-month injury lay-off, and unless things don't improve soon then 2009 could well be a year to forget.