Mark Philippoussis turns tennis court into cricket pitch

Digitalvedant449917 Jul, 2021Sport

The 44-year-old was another exciting player in tennis who could come up with an audacious moment out of nowhere. Having won two Davis Cup titles with Australia, Philippoussis was also a 2-time Grand Slam finalist (1998 US Open, 2003 Wimbledon). Nicknamed as 'the Scud' for his fearsome serve, the Aussie tennis ace was a fierce competitor. However, there was one shot in his career that defied all the rulebooks of tennis. In one of the matches, Philippoussis came up with a serve which looked like landed a bit too far resulting in a fault. But it did not stop the player from trying to do something absolutely out of the box. As his opponent returned the ball, Philippoussis turned his racket upside down and hit the ball from the handle (just like cricket) as the ball went over the net for a winner.