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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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Jun 3, 2025 · 40 min
The First Serve - Beyond the Tramlines S01 E02
Welcome to Episode 2 of our brand new podcast Beyond the Tramlines, hosted by Josh Heriot, which explores the stories and journeys of people achieving great things in the world of tennis. Feature guest for this episode is Aussie Alan Stone, former player in the amateur/professional era and post his career to this day one of the longest serving tennis tv commentators and a great story teller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2025 · 6 min
The First Serve - JP Smith 'Big' Roland Garros R2 Doubles
Aussie doubles specialist JP Smith and his partner Fernando Romboli have scored a stirring second round win at Roland Garros defeating local pair Mayot/Caxaux 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 in nearly three hours. in front of packed French crowd. The two 36 year olds chatted to Connor Joyce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Daria Kasatkina Roland Garros R3
Daria Kasatkina moves into the 4th round of Roland Garros for a fourth time in her career after defeated tenth seed Paula Badosa 6-1, 7-5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2025 · 43 min
The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow - S02 E02
Padel Pow Wow is back for episode two of 2025 with hosts Matt Barelle (the godfather of Padel in AUS) and Rob Daley (COO of Game4 Padel in Melbourne) as they review the latest on court in the last month, go through all the steps to start a padel club and compare Australia to the rest of the world in terms of costs and structure of clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin Roland Garros R3
Alexei Popyrin is into the 4th round of a major for the first time after a straight sets win over Portugal's Nuno Borges 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 at Roland Garros to set up a meeting with American Tommy Paul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 2025 · 3 min
The First Serve - Daria Kasatkina Roland Garros R2
Newest Aussie Daria Kasatkina is through to the third round of Roland Garros after a straight sets 6-4, 6-2 win over French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean in the final match of the day on Court Suzanne Lenglen that saw her come into press at midnight chatting about the match, the quality of players in the womens draw and looking ahead to her next opponent Paula Badosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin Roland Garros R2
Alexei Popyrin is the first Aussie through to Round 3 of Roland Garros with another straights sets win, this time defeated Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. This will be his first time in the Round of 32 in Paris to play Portugal's Nuno Borges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment 18 - 26-05-2025
Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 featuring a chat with Aussie Jarryd Chaplin, Assiociate Head Coach at University of Georgia. 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
May 28, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - Eleanor Schuster - 26-05-2025
In Tennis Victoria State Grade over the weekend the Keon Park TC women's team had their first ever victory. Eleanor Schuster was a special guest on The First Serve Live, also chatting about her Samoan heritage as she tries to inspire kids in the Oceania region to play tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Adam Walton Roland Garros R1
Adam Walton completed all the Aussies competing in Round 1 of Roland Garros on Tuesday with a five set win over German qualifier Maximilian Marterer - 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, just his 2nd main draw win at a major and first in Paris. Chatting with Brett Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Daria Kasatkina Roland Garros R1 win
Our newest Aussie Daria Kasatkina has navigated her way through the first round of Roland Garros defeating Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur Roland Garros R1 win
Number 1 Aussie Alex de Minaur continues his great streak winning first round matches at the majors, accounting for Serbia's Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 to set up a second round meeting with Kazak Alexander Bublik. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
The First Serve - Full Show - 26-05-2025
Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Roland Garros, catching up one on one with a big Aussie contingent including Destanee Aiava, Rinky Hijikata, Tristan Schoolkate, Daria Saville, Maya Joint, Ajla Tomljanovic, James Duckworth, Olivia Gadecki and Aleksandar Vukic plus Chris Mahoney, coach of Maya Joint, our weekly college wrap with Lachlan Puyol from Play USA Tennis pathways and a Tennis Victoria State Grade Wrap with special guest Eleanor Shubster from Keon Park TC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2025 · 11 min
The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment 17 - 19-05-2025
Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with ITA CEO David Mullins, NJCAA National Tournament Director Rob Hill and Aussie Alex Despoia from Adelaide in his sophmore year at Tyler Junior College 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
May 25, 2025 · 9 min
The First Serve - State Grade / PTT UTR Wrap
Plenty of domestic action as we wrap Tennis Victoria State Grade R3 and PTT-UTR at Hume TC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2025 · 7 min
The First Serve - Alcaraz-Sinner Rome Wrap - 19-05-2025
Connor Joyce looks back on the first big final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fighting for the Italian Open trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2025 · 17 min
The First Serve - Italian Open Reflections - 19-05-2025
Brett Phillips is joined by Connor Joyce from the Foro Italico in Rome to reflect on a fortnight at the Italian Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - News Discussion - 19-05-2025
Brett Phillips touches on some news items of the week including Kooyong, Laver Cup and State of Australian Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min
The First Serve - Full Show - 19-05-2025
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up a massive fortnight at the Foro Italico for the Italian Open plus all the latest news of the week, Aussies abroad, Tennis VIC State Grade, PTT UTR latest round, Aussies in College update + more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2025 · 56 min
The First Serve - The Grind S03 E03
Tennis Tragic Roddy Reynolds and Tennis Pro Alexandra (Ally) Osborne are back for episode three of The Grind for 2025, our dedicated monthly podcast focusing on the Challenger/ITF tours.. In this episode, Great Britains Tara Moore and the crazy situation she is going through defending her innocence, player nationality alliegance switching, some broadcast and rankings news and our player and tournament of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices