Father of Australian tennis star arrested on child sex charges

FILE PHOTO: Tennis player Mark Phillippoussis of Australia plays at the ball with the handle of his racket as his father Nick Phillippoussis looks on during practise at the Sydney International Tennis Centre in Syndney, Australia, January 11, 2004. REUTERS/Will Burgess/File Photo

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said.

Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be formally charged at an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in San Diego County Superior Court, said Lieutenant Greg Rylaarsdam of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.