This site is designed to be a one-stop resource for fans to find news and information about Mark through on-site resources as well as extensive links to Mark news around the globe. All-total the site contains or links to over 8000 news articles and photos plus detailed match statistics since Mark's days on the junior circuit!
August 13, 2008: Mark has committed to another Champion Series, this one is Suprise, Arizona from November 5-8th. Tickets are on-sale now - see the Outback website for complete details. Surprise has also announced commitments from Jimmy Arias, Jim Courier, Wayne Ferreira, Todd Martin, and was in negotiations with John Mc.Enroe.
July 25, 2008 Mark was in Hawaii for the Rip Curl surfing event and did a video interview wonderfully entitled Five minutes with tennis legend Mark Philippoussis".
July 6, 2008: A date has been set for a tennis comeback, if not one on the main circuit. Mark has signed to participate in the Champion Series event in Charlotte from Sept 24-28th. The Champion Series is for players over 30 and will be an eight man round-robin format. The event is to be a test-run for the knee to see how it will hold up to match play for a hopeful return to the ATP circuit.
July, 3, 2008: It's been several months since Mark's name has appeared in the news, but he was back in the papers today, this time for a surfing accident. He was surfing at Bells Beach in what were rather nasty conditions and got swamped by a wave that broke his board in half. He was swept into a sea cave where he managed to take some shelter and spent almost two hours being battered by waves before seas calmed enough to make his escape. Thankfully his injuries appear to be minor - foot scrapes and a banged hip. He's currently at his mum's house in Williamstown recovering. Longtime fans will find some irony in the words of his agent Rob Aivatoglou that Mark is training for a return to the sport and was surfing as part of his rehab. Looking for the positive, it is the first time a return to tennis has been mentioned in months.
February 24, 2007: Mark is staying active during his recovery and will be taking part in the Celebrity Racing Challenge at the 2008 Formula 1 ING Austrailian Grand Prix on March 16th at Albert Park in Melbourne. He will be driving a racing version of the Fiat 500 which at 193cm Mark just fits into.
January 22, 2008: Good news for Mark is that the surgery went well and the damange was not as bad as anticipated. He's expected to be on crutches for two weeks. He's currently rehabbing in the pool and then it's back in the gym. Mark's given a couple interviews where he spoke about be willing to wait and see what his body tells him and not push to get back on court before he's ready. His priority is to rehab the knee.
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