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Former tennis ace Mark Philippoussis had a close brush with death when he was surfing in seas off Victorias south-west coast on Thursday. Sydney, July 3 : Former tennis ace Mark Philippoussis had a close brush with death when he was surfing in seas off Victoria's south-west coast on Thursday. While he was surfing off Bells Beach, the turbulent waters smashed his board into half, and he was eventually dragged into a sea cave. Witnesses to the incident have revealed that the former top 10 player suffered hip and feet injuries after being swept into the area called The Valley, while being battered by huge waves. A witness even said that he had asked Philippoussis not to surf out of Winki Pop beach, but to head closer to Bells Beach. "I said, 'Ah mate, I wouldn't be going there because the sweep is really strong. Go up the... [read full story]
