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Aussies ecstatic over the `Scud` in Wimbledon final
London, July 06: The Aussies were tickled, having Philippoussis in the final. The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph in Sydney read: `Mark of a champion.`
London, July 06: The Aussies were tickled, having Philippoussis in the final. The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph in Sydney read: "Mark of a champion."
"Power of one," said a headline on the back page. "Scud crusies into Wimbledon final," said the Weekend Australian.
"Mark Philippoussis did not merely win his first Wimbledon semi-final," wrote the Sydney Morning Herald. "He did so with a force and fury that makes the prospect of a first grand slam title not just possible, but downright probable."
Mark Philippoussis is the eighth Australian man to reach the Wimbledon final in the Open era. The other seven are: Rod Laver, Tony Roche, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Pat Cash, Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt. Laver won it '68 and '69, Newcombe in '70 and '71, Cash in '87 and Hewitt last year.
There has been an Australian semifinalist at Wimbledon for seven of the past eight years. It's also the fourth year in a row there's been an Australian in the final.
"Obviously just having your name on the trophy is a dream come true," Philippoussis said. "A lot of tennis players when they are kids, dream of winning Wimbledon. It's one of their favourite tournaments. It has been for me."
Bureau Report
"Power of one," said a headline on the back page. "Scud crusies into Wimbledon final," said the Weekend Australian.
"Mark Philippoussis did not merely win his first Wimbledon semi-final," wrote the Sydney Morning Herald. "He did so with a force and fury that makes the prospect of a first grand slam title not just possible, but downright probable."
Mark Philippoussis is the eighth Australian man to reach the Wimbledon final in the Open era. The other seven are: Rod Laver, Tony Roche, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Pat Cash, Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt. Laver won it '68 and '69, Newcombe in '70 and '71, Cash in '87 and Hewitt last year.
There has been an Australian semifinalist at Wimbledon for seven of the past eight years. It's also the fourth year in a row there's been an Australian in the final.
"Obviously just having your name on the trophy is a dream come true," Philippoussis said. "A lot of tennis players when they are kids, dream of winning Wimbledon. It's one of their favourite tournaments. It has been for me."
Bureau Report