Nikolaos Philippousis, the father of Australian former tennis pro Mark Philippoussis, has been arrested in the United States on child molestation charges.
The 68-year-old was arrested at his home in San Diego, where he works as a tennis coach.
Detectives from @SDSheriff Child Abuse Unit looking for more victims in a molestation case in the North County. Call (858) 974-2310. pic.twitter.com/5ZpJRGqOVb
— San Diego Sheriff (@SDSheriff) July 25, 2017
Mark Philippoussis reached an international men’s singles ranking of #8, and made it to two Grand Slam finals. He lost to Pat Rafter in the US Open final in 1998, and to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2003.