Mark Philippoussis' father arrested for molesting children

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Nikolaos Philippoussis was arrested at his residence in San Diego on Tuesday
He is charged with multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with two minors
Philippoussis, 68, works as a tennis coach in Northern San Diego County

By Khaleda Rahman For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 18:26 EST, 25 July 2017 | Updated: 03:40 EST, 26 July 2017

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The father of Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis has been arrested in the US for allegedly molesting two minors he was coaching, authorities said.

Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, is charged with multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with two minors, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.

He was arrested at his residence in Mira Mesa, a neighbourhood in San Diego, on Tuesday.

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Nikolaos Philippoussis (pictured bottom right) is charged with multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with two minors

Philippoussis works as a personal tennis coach in Northern San Diego County and the alleged victims took lessons from him.

San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore posted on Twitter that detectives from the department’s Child Abuse Unit are looking for more victims in the case.

The investigation is ongoing.

The 68-year-old is the father of Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis (pictured with his wife)

The younger Philippoussis is a retired sporting legend whose career highlights include winning two David Cup titles with Australia, in 1991 and 2003.

The 40-year-old – nicknamed ‘The Poo’ - reached the final of the US Open in 1998, but lost to countryman Pat Rafter.

In 2003, he made it to the final of the Wimbledon tournament but was defeated by Roger Federer.

He was introduced to tennis by his father – a former banker and soccer goalkeeper – and began playing at the age of six.

Mark Philippoussis was introduced to tennis as a boy by his father. Above, he shared this picture taken when he was a boy for Father's Day on Instagram