Philippoussis gives umpires curry 1 All-round Country Edition

Philippoussis and his US partner Justin Gimelstob went on to lose the first-round match to the top-seeded pair of fellow Australian Todd Woodbridge and India's Mahesh Bhupathi. Chasing every ball as if his life depended on it, running down drop shots and digging deep in the face of adversity, P...

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Published inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author Shekar, Nirmal
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 03.01.2003
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Philippoussis, Mark
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Summary:Philippoussis and his US partner Justin Gimelstob went on to lose the first-round match to the top-seeded pair of fellow Australian Todd Woodbridge and India's Mahesh Bhupathi. Chasing every ball as if his life depended on it, running down drop shots and digging deep in the face of adversity, Philippoussis displayed the sort of focus that eluded him early in his career when he might have had the world at his feet -- if only he had worked for it, had wanted it. His coach Peter McNamara has said that Philippoussis is one of maybe three or four players who can go into Wimbledon believing they have a great chance to win the most coveted of grand slam titles.
ISSN:1038-8761