Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis ( born November 7, 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian tennis player of Greek descent.
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Career
It was founded in 1994 by professional tennis player and was in 1995 at age 19 the youngest player in the Top 50 in 1998 he reached the U.S. Open his first Grand Slam final, which he lost to his compatriot Patrick Rafter. He was led for the first time among the top 10 in the world rankings in 1999 and won in January together with Jelena Dokić the Hopman Cup.
In 2003 he reached the final at Wimbledon, which he lost to Roger Federer. In the same year he was able to win the Davis Cup with the Australian team against Spain.
Philippoussis had h the speed record for premiums also held for a short time with 228 km / h before it was surpassed by Greg Rusedski with 239 km / h. After even this was surpassed first by Andy Roddick and Ivo then Karlović, currently holds Samuel Groth the world record for the fastest serve with 263 km / h
In summer 2007, Philippoussis took part in the show " Age of Love " by the American TV channel NBC.
In 2009, Philippoussis announced that he had no more money, and he had to leave his house. "I did not play more tournaments since 2006, and tennis is one of those sports where you do not get paid if you do not play ."
Comeback attempt
In January 2010, Philippoussis made his comeback in professional tennis. He started at a Challenger tournament in Dallas, where he lost in the first round of the American Michael Yani with 4:6, 4:6. Told U.S. media he said, although he wanted to return to work step by step back to the ATP tour, but it was not followed by other games more on Challenger or ATP level.