Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussisis an Australian tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. He turned professional in 1994. His greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winning the deciding rubber in the final of each. He also reached the finals of the 1998 US Open and the 2003 Wimbledon tournaments, losing to countryman Pat Rafter and Swiss Roger Federer respectively. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 8...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth7 November 1976
CityMelbourne, Australia
It's not like I've got too much pride to play Challengers, ... It's all mental. I've been working hard off the court, very hard. Definitely lacking confidence. It's definitely what I'm lacking.
It's been a few months where I've been watching that match sometimes and try to think back on how I felt on the court, what I was thinking,
I'm just concentrating on that first match. That's the only thing I've got my mind on.
It was a little ugly, but a win's a win,
I feel like I've been in this sort of situation before, not ranking-wise, but coming back from surgeries where it's been a long way back. This is just another thing where I'm going to have to work harder. I'm working hard. I'm just going to keep working hard and sooner or later it's going to pay off.