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San Diego: Australian tennis coach Nick Philippoussis faces a life jail sentence in the US for sexually abusing two nine-year-old girls in different San Diego locations including his car, home and a tennis complex.
Philippoussis, 68, looked frail as he sat in handcuffs, leg irons and a blue prison jumpsuit in a closed off area of the courtroom just north of San Diego on Thursday.
Matthew Dellavedova is in Melbourne during the NBA off-season where he discusses the form of his young team, his own form, and where he sees the Bucks headed.AAP
Philippoussis' father charged with child sex offences
The father of Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis has been charged with allegedly molesting two children in the US. Vision: Channel Seven.
At one point he peered through a small opening, saw his son, the former professional tennis star Mark Philippoussis, at the back of the public gallery, and smiled and waved.
Philippoussis snr entered not guilty pleas to 14 charges relating to the assaults of the two girls who he coached.
Philippoussis' family, including Mark, were supporting him and understood "the serious nature of these charges".
Philippoussis snr will likely remain in jail in San Diego until the end of the court proceedings as Judge David Danielsen agreed to substantially raise his bail from $US2.5 million to $US9.2 million.
Prosecutors do not expect Philippoussis snr to make the bail.
Mr Tegnelia said Mark Philippoussis has offered to provide any comfort for his father during his jail stay.
Because of the child sexual abuse charges, Philippoussis snr, who has been in San Diego's downtown jail since Tuesday's arrest, is being kept in protective custody.