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The First Serve is your HOME OF TENNIS. Featuring an all year round dedicated weekly two hour 'live' tennis program, the only one of its kind on commercial radio in Australia that is also podcast right here, supported by themed podcasts, a strong online/social media presence and print content via our website - Check out our home at www.thefirstserve.com.au. Heading up The First Serve coverage is leading tennis commentator Brett Phillips. Brett is host of our dedicated two-hour weekly radio show and leading commentator at all the Grand Slams & on the ground at the key tennis tournaments through the year, along with the First Serve team providing tennis content via radio, podcasts, online and in print.

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  • Aug 11, 2025 · 6 min

    The First Serve - Pete Holtermann - 11-08-2025

    Head of PR at the ATP/WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open Pete Holtermann sits down with Brett Phillips to discuss the 260 million dollar refurbishment of the site for the 2025 edition and looking back at the history of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 11, 2025 · 6 min

    The First Serve - Peter Johnstone (Kooyong Classic) - 11-08-2025

    Kooyong Classic Tournament Director Peter Johnstone with an update on the events return for January 2026 with some big name players signing on. For Tickets and Hospitality packages head to www.kooyongclassic.com.au Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 11, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

    The First Serve - Full Show - 11-08-2025

    Brett Phillips brings you this weeks show from the ATP/WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open. You will hear from Aussie duo Adam Walton and Maya Joint one on one advancing to the R32 in a further breakthough week on tour. We go inside the 260 million dollar transformation of the Cincinnati site with head of PR Pete Holtermann, look back on the Canadian swing wrapping up with 'Thursday' finals, 14 year old Aussie Ceressa Jackson from QLD gives her view on the state of play of player development in Australia, on the back of our discussion of Australia not qualifying for the 14's World Junior Finals. Peter Johnstone - Tournament Director for the returning Kooyong Classic jumps on to tell us about the early signings. A wrap of Tennis Victoria State Grade Round 13 with Sean A'Hearn with special guest Will Ma and our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol joined by Josh Cooper from Melbourne - Transferring to Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi for his Sophomore Year and John Paci - Melbourne Tennis Coach at POWA Tennis at Eildon Park TC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 11, 2025 · 4 min

    The First Serve - Adam Walton Cincinnati R2

    Aussie Adam Walton has taken his biggest scalp defeating former world number one and thirteenth seed Daniil Medvedev 6-7(0), 6-4, 6-1 to progress to the R32 at the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Open. Coming in he was 0-11 vs top 50 players and 0-24 sets. Speaking to Brett Phillips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 10, 2025 · 3 min

    The First Serve - Maya Joint Cincinnati R2

    19 year old Aussie Maya Joint has won back to back WTA 1000 main draw matches for the first time in her career, defeating 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in just under three hours in the Cincinnati hot sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 9, 2025 · 55 min

    The First Serve - The Grind S03 E07

    Tennis Tragic Roddy Reynolds and Tennis Pro Alexandra (Ally) Osborne are back for a great episode seven of The Grind for 2025, our dedicated monthly podcast focusing on the Challenger/ITF tours.. In this episode, Bill Ackman's controveersial doubles appearance in Newport gets a run, wildcards and what to do with them, reaction to the Tara Moore four year ban, feature guest the engaging rising 19 year old American Clervie Ngounoue, along with the player and tournament of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 6, 2025 · 33 min

    The First Serve - The Masters Zone - S01 E01

    Welcome to the first episode of the Masters Zone, hosted by Tim Prince which delves into the ITF Masters tour in Australia and around the world. Feature guest for this episode is John Brunner from Yarrawonga in Victoria who tells his story of taking up tennis and tournament play later in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 6, 2025 · 41 min

    The First Serve - Play USA S03 E07

    Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 7 for 2025 thanks to Play USA Tennis Pathways, dedicated to the US College space for those aspiring to go down this path, providing plenty of education on the US System chatting to Australian players, coaches and administrators. In this seventh episode of the year, Lachlan chats to Jeret Johnson, Head Mens and Womens Coach at Pratt Community College in Kansas and Aussie Jeremy Jin who is about to enter his junior year at the University of Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 5, 2025 · 4 min

    The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment - 04-08-2025

    Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 with special guest Lily Taylor from Brisbane who plays at Arizona State University entering her Sophomore Year. She also just represented Australia at the FISU World University Games in Germany Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at playusatennispathways@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 5, 2025 · 12 min

    The First Serve - Karl Hale Toronto 1000 TD - 04-08-2025

    Toronto Masters 1000 Tournament Director Karl Hale joined Brett Phillips for a chat on The First Serve Live to go inside the Candian swing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 4, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    The First Serve - Full Show - 04-08-2025

    Brett Phillips is live in Toronto for this weeks show at the ATP Masters 1000, featuring Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin through to the QF's. Tournament Director Karl Hale and Eva Harris, Tennis Canada Senior Vice President of Tennis Development and Partnerships go inside the tournament and Canadian tennis. Closer to home in Australia, a discussion of no Australian representation at the 14's under World Junior Finals, an Australian coach being investigated by the ITIA, Tennis Victoria State Grade Round 12 wrap, the latest on the PTT/UTR round in NSW and our regular college segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 3, 2025 · 5 min

    The First Serve - Alex de Minaur Toronto R16

    Alex de Minaur is into the Toronto Masters 1000 Quarter Finals defeating American Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Speaking to the media with the first question about the incredible point in the third set at 4-4 40-40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 3, 2025 · 6 min

    The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin Toronto R16

    Defending champion Alexei Popyrin has come from a set down to move into the quarter finals of the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto defeating Holger Rune 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to set up a clash with Alexander Zverev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Aug 1, 2025 · 3 min

    The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin Toronto R3

    Just before 1am Friday Morning, defending champion Alexei Popyrin pulls through to take down tenth seed Daniil Medvedev 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to book a spot in the R16 at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Jul 31, 2025 · 57 min

    The First Serve - The Push - S02 E05

    The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for epside five for 2025 with hosts Tim Connolly - Manager of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and Aussie quad pro Heath Davidson OAM. Special guest for this episode is GB's Lucy Shuker BEM, who last year competed in her 5th Paralympics and acted as the flag bearer. This is a great chat about her life in and out of tennis. You will love it. The trio also chat about the recent announcement of the Wheelchair premier tennis tour that is coming in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Jul 31, 2025 · 6 min

    The First Serve - Alex de Minaur Toronto R2

    Man on a mission. Alex de Minaur (9) backs up his Washington title with a first up win at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto 6-4, 6-2 def Argentine Francisco Comesana. Next he will play fellow Aussie Chris O'Connell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Jul 31, 2025 · 3 min

    The First Serve - Chris O'Connell Toronto R2

    Chris O'Connell in one his finest performances takes down Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices