Tennis champion Mark Philippoussis shares rare insight into his family life with wife Silvana and their children: ‘We do everything together’
Mark Philippoussis has given a rare insight into his happy married and family life.
The tennis champion explains in this week’s issue Stellar magazine that he and his wife Silvana, 37, have never separated.
“We share the same values and are on the same page, and that’s what makes us work,” the 47-year-old said.
“We do everything together, and even if he’s been gone for a long time, because we’ve had such good family time together before, we still feel like we’re close.”
Mark went on to explain that his family is the main focus of his life.
Mark Philippoussis has given a rare insight into his happy married and family life. The tennis champion says in this week’s issue of Stellar Magazine that he and his wife Silvana, 37, have never separated. Pictured together in Stellar Magazine
‘We were both raised to believe that family is everything. Family is a priority,” he told the publication.
‘My tennis career stopped due to an injury when I was 29, which is quite young. You see a lot of athletes who get into trouble after retirement. They go out drinking…
“But I didn’t panic because I knew that as long as I have the people I love around me, I am capable of doing anything,” he said.
“I have a dream and a vision for our family: the holidays, the house we want, where we want to travel.”
Mark and Silvana met in 2012 through mutual friends in California.
“We share the same values and are on the same page, and that’s what makes us work,” the 47-year-old said
‘We were both raised to believe that family is everything. Family is a priority,” he told the publication
The loved-up couple married just 18 months later in a low-key ceremony in San Diego in 2013.
They have two children, son Nicholas, nine, and daughter Maia, five.
Mark recently paid tribute to his wife on her birthday and declared his deep love for her in a sweet Instagram post.
‘Happy birthday to my amazingly beautiful wife Silvana. I am so grateful, honored and proud to have you by my side. Thank you for my love,” Mark wrote.
The tennis champion had an injury-plagued career but still managed to peak at No. 8 in the world rankings, win numerous career titles, two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, and reach the finals of the US Open and Wimbledon to get. .
He even starred in the reality TV show SAS Australia in 2021.
The loved-up couple got married in a quiet ceremony in San Diego in 2013. They have two children, son Nicholas, nine, and daughter Maia, five.
Read more in Stellar Magazine