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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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May 17, 2025 · 46 min
The First Serve - The Grind S03 E04
Tennis Tragic Roddy Reynolds and Tennis Pro Alexandra (Ally) Osborne are back for episode four of The Grind for 2025, our dedicated monthly podcast focusing on the Challenger/ITF tours.. In this episode, Ally celebrates her W50 doubles title win, Canadian tennis journalist Steve Boughton from theslicetennis.com features who has covered both tours, a Challenger cash update and our player and tournament of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2025 · 35 min
The First Serve - Tennis in QLD: S01 E10
Our latest Tennis in QLD episode with host Adon Kronk chats to Gail Bates, Vice President and Tournament Director of Tennis Seniors QLD, recognised for her outstanding service over 25 years. You can start playing Tennis Seniors at 30. It is a great chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment 16 - 12-05-2025
Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with Aussie duo Catherine Aulia (University of Tennessee) and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz (University of Texas) 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 13, 2025 · 10 min
The First Serve - Andrew Harris - 12-05-2025
Victorian Andrew Harris who stopped playing around a year ago due to injury immediately stepping into coaching. He chats to The First Serve Live from the Italian Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2025 · 3 min
The First Serve - Amelia Nedarajah - 12-05-2025
15 year old Amelia Nedarajah playing for North Ringwood TC in Tennis Victoria State Grade joined The First Serve Live to reflect on Round 2 and her tennis journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2025 · 9 min
The First Serve - Tathiana Garbin (Italian Tennis) - 12-05-2025
Former World Number 22 as a player and current Italian Billie Jean King Cup Captain Tathiana Garbin joined The First Serve Live in Rome to talk about the Italian Open and the success of Italian tennis right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
The First Serve - Full Show - 12-05-2025
Brett Phillips is live from the Foro Italico for the 2nd Monday of the Italian Open with Aussie Alex de Minaur in action and Connor Joyce is courtside with the latest. Former World no 22 and current Italian Billie Jean King Cup captain Tathiana Garbin sits down to talk about the strength of Italian tennis, a full round up of tennis results outside of Rome including Tennis Victoria State Grade with special guest Amelia Nedarajah from North Ringwood. Aussie Pro Andrew Harris joins the show to talk about his transition from playing to coaching and Lachlan Puyol wraps up the latest Aussie college news in the past week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2025 · 3 min
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur into Rome R16
Alex de Minaur chats to Connor Joyce after his R32 win over Hugo Dellien (LL) 6-4, 6-4 to make it through to a last 16 match up with American Tommy Paul at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 11, 2025 · 24 min
The First Serve - Play USA S03 E04
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 4 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 fourth episode of the year, Lachlan chats to Aussie Darcy Nicholls from Melbourne, who is in his junior year at Samford University in Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur First Round Rome Win
Number 1 Aussie Alex de Minaur kicked off his Italian Open campaign with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Italian wildcard Luca Nardi, dealing with a rowdy home crowd with one spectator in particular over stepping the mark. Chatting to Brett Phillips while on the exercise bike in recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 9, 2025 · 3 min
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin opens Rome with a win
Brett Phillips and Connor Joyce chat to Alexei Popyrin after he opened his Italian Open campaign with a 6-1, 7-6(4) victory over Spanish qualifier Carlos Taberner to set up a third round meeting with Daniil Medvedev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2025 · 34 min
The First Serve - Beyond the Tramlines S01 E01
Welcome to Episode 1 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. First guest is Candy Reid, former pro on tour, who went down the college path and then turned to a broadcasting career with CNN, before becoming a leading commentary voice on the ATP/WTA Tours to this day. A great chat about her journey in tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2025 · 5 min
The First Serve - Aleksandar Vukic First Round Rome win
Aleksandar Vukic has returned to the winners list on the ATP Tour after a run of outs since his 2nd round win at the Australian Open def Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 7-6, 6-2 in the opening round in Rome. He sat down with Brett Phillips after carrying the momentum of a semi final challenger run in Estoril last week into a Masters 1000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2025 · 4 min
The First Serve - Jordan Thompson First Round Rome win
Jordan Thompson chats to Brett Phillips after conquering Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard for a fifth straight time to open his Italian Open campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 6, 2025 · 8 min
The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment 15 - 05-05-2025
Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with Aussie duo Catherine Aulia (University of Tennessee) and Edward Winter (Pepperdine University) 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 6, 2025 · 7 min
The First Serve - World Team Cup (Wheelchair) - 05-05-2025
Tim Connelly (Hume Tennis), Heath Davidson OAM and Greg Crump (Wheelchair tennis godather in AUS) preview the Wheelchair World Team Cup in Antalya Turkey on 'The First Serve Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 6, 2025 · 9 min
The First Serve - Coaching Landscape in AUS - 05-05-2025
Professional tennis coach Shane Scrutton from Yarra Tennis Coaching in Melbourne who is also Vice President of Tennis Coaches Australia joined Brett Phillips to look at the current coaching landscape in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 5, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
The First Serve - Full Show - 05-05-2025
Brett Phillips brings this edition of the show to you live from Madrid, wrapping up the ATP/WTA 1000 Madrid Open, plus a full wrap of all the other on court results from around the world and in Australia including Tennis Victoria State Grade with CEO Kim Kachel. Shane Scrutton chats the coaching landscape in Australia from Tennis Coaches Australia, a preview of the World Team Cup in Wheelchair tennis in Turkey with our 'The Push' podcast team. Lachlan Puyol presents our weekly College segment chatting to Aussies Catherine Aulia and Eddie Winter and a preview of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 2, 2025 · 35 min
The First Serve - The Push - S02 E03
The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for epside three for2025 with hosts Tim Connolly - Manager of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and quad pro Heath Davidson OAM. Special guest for this episode is the legendary Greg Crump in wheelchair circles chatting the Crumpy Cup, a tournament recap, and a World Team Cup Preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2025 · 40 min
The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow - S02 E01
Padel Pow Wow makes it return after kicking off in 2023 and having a hiatus in 2024. Original co host Matt Barelle (the godfather of Padel in AUS) is joined by a new co host Rob Daley (COO of Game4 Padel in Melbourne) as they discuss everything going on - on/off court in the first four months of 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices