Another Tennis Star Andrea Petkovic Wearing a Brojanica

All the Tennis Players from Serbia wear an Orthodox Prayer Bracelet during their matches. Of course we have seen Novak Djokovic with this bracelet but Jelena Jankovic and Anna Ivanovic also wear Silver and white versions of these bracelets. The new kid on the block that wears a black version is Andrea Petkovic who has her roots in Serbia.
These bracelets are called Brojanica or Brojanice in Serbian. You'll see a lot of Serbian athletes or athletes from other Christian Orthodox countries wearing a Brojanica.
For original handmade Brojanica bracelets visit 33Knots.com

Photo By Jernej Borovinšek [CC-BY-SA-2.5-si], via Wikimedia Commons

 

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Andrea Petkovic wearing a Prayer Bracelet

Young Tennis Star Andrea Petkovic in this photo wearing a Prayer Bracelet, just like Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic she wears a prayer bracelet every match. ITF doubles titles. Petkovic became the German national champion in 2007 and 2009. She is coached by Petar Popović and her father Zoran.
Andrea Petkovic  is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. Petković reached her current and career-high singles ranking of World No. 11 on 6 June 2011. She has won 2 WTA titles, 8 ITF singles titles and 3

You can get these bracelets at the following store: prayer-bracelet.com

Photo By Robbie Mendelson (originally posted to Flickr as Andrea Petkovic) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons