Mark Philippoussis

In the wimbledon 2000 championships, many saw the powerhouse, Mark Philippoussis, defeat Britains Tim Henman. He relies on his very powerful serve to wipe the court with his opponents. But is there any quality tennis behind his scud missisle service? The answer is; we don't know, very rarely does he have to resort to good, solid play, in most of these cases the point goes to the other player. Players like this don't deserve to play at competitions like wimbledon. Tennis would be a far more enjoyable sport to watch if it wasn't for people like Mark Philippoussis. ...  Read the complete review

Mark Philippoussis another one of the great Australian tennis players and has a real good game, which could give him a many titles. The thing is that he has never really proved himself and reached his full potential anyway. He has had some good results and knocked out Tim Henman at Wimbledon this year in a gripping 5 set battle. He then lost in the following round. His game is very natural and is good because he uses his strength and body weight. He is known as the power house and he has so much weight in all his shots. His forehand is one of his strengths and he hits it relatively flat and this means errors creep in if it is not on song. He can hit a variety ...  Read the complete review

Welcome to the power house of the mens tennis circuit. Mark Philippoussis hits his serve at a hefty 130 mph, on AVERAGE. He is also very good at the back of the court, and is equally comfortable at the net. He is a world class player, as is shown by beating Pete Sampras and Tim Henman recently. he has been unlucky at Wimbledon where he got injured and then faced Andre Agassi on form If he could play to his potential every time, and control his immense power then we could be looking at a star for the future. ...  Read the complete review

Who will be next years wimbledon male champion ? The obvious contenders include Andre Agassi and Pete Sampram , but I believe it will be the Australians turn Mark Philippoussis. The best server in the world apart from maybe Greg but is he ever in form at the wright time ? Mark hit over 90 aces in 3 matches this year and as a young player he can only improve. He had tough 5 setter matches and of couse nocked out the british number one Mr. Tim Henman. So if you class Tim as a contender Mark has to be one !! Put your money on the Big young Australian now! ...  Read the complete review