The First Serve
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The First Serve is your HOME OF TENNIS. Featuring an all year round dedicated weekly one hour 'live' tennis program, the only one of its kind on commercial radio in Australia that is also podcast right here plus commentary from the Grand Slams & Fed Cup/Davis Cup ties, themed podcasts, a strong online/social media presence and print content via our website. The First Serve has one simple aim..
The First Serve
1w ago
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest week on tour, saluting the winners and dissecting the Aussies. Esteemed tennis commentator is in Monte Carlo for this weeks ATP Masters 1000. Australia's Billie Jean King Cup Coach Nicole Pratt previews this weeks qualifying tie vs. Mexico in Brisbane and we hear Storm Hunter who will spearhead the team.
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The First Serve
2w ago
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the Miami Open with insights from Jannik Sinner, Grigor Dimitrov and Danielle Collins. Former world number 5 in doubles Paul Hanley joins the show, coach of Aussie Jacob Bradshaw who won his first pro singles title in Greece. Lachlan Puyol is back with the latest on the Aussies in College.
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The First Serve
3w ago
Brett Phillips is back in the studio after three weeks in the Californian desert with the latest on the Miami Open, the latest of our Aussies on Tour, discussion continues on the future of the sport from 2026 and beyond, the future of doubles also on the agenda and could college tennis in the USA come to Australia.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Brett Phillips is back with another big show for the third and final week from Indian Wells recapping another edition of the BNP Parinas Open. Special guests include Storm Hunter, Runner Up in the Womens Doubles Final, Lauren Mallon, Senior Director of Tennis and Pickleball at Fila, a major partner of the tournament and naming rights partner of the ITF J300 event held in the 2nd week. Brett also catches up with 16 year old Jagger Leach, son of former World Number 1 and Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport who was competing and away from Indian Wells, 17 year old Aussie Maya Joint joins the sh ..read more
The First Serve
1M ago
Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open. Special guests include Aussie players Alex de Minaur, Chris O'Connell and Thanasi Kokkinakis, along with Matt Reid (co-coach of Alex de Minaur), BJK Cup captain Sam Stosur, and Media and Marketing guru of Indian Wells Philippe Dore. Away from Indian Wells, Brett catches up with Rich Neher, Publisher of Tennis Club Business and Aussie players Tom Fancutt and Jacob Bradshaw playing on the ATP Challenger and ITF Tours.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 10 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this final episode for 2023, Lachlan catches up with Charlie Brady at Jones County Junior College, Dash Connell - Head Mens and Womens Coach at Tyler Junior College and Troy Weston, Consular Officer at the US Consulate in Melbourne.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Welcome to Episode four of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, in this episode they chat UTR and suggestions to prevent players withdrawing, train as you compete and ways around being more independent and accountable for your training, importance of competing for junior development and qualities required for future success, importance of planning, wholistic development and personal accountability, and it is your journey and not someone's else's.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 9 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Australian-Papua New Guinea born Violet Apisah playing at Kaiser University in Florida and David Hodge, Director of Aussie Athletes Agency who find college placements for aspiring college athletes.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Welcome to Episode three of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, in this episode they talk to Ash Norman who has spent two decades in tennis in Australia in the development space and the comparison of being involved in another sport in the high performance development space at Badminton Australia and the comparisons to tennis.
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The First Serve
1M ago
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 8 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Brisbane's Chen Dong who is in his senior year at Louisiana State University and his coach Danny Bryan.
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