The First Serve
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.
Episodes
April 29, 2024 • 86 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, with all the news around the ATP/WTA 1000 Madrid Open and the story of the week around Rafael Nadal. A recap of Tennis Victoria State Grade Round 1 with special guest Savannah James from MCC Glen Iris Valley, Lachlan Puyol brings us a college update joined by Aussies Alex Bulte and Eddie Winter and the future of tennis as we hear from some astute tennis minds.
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April 22, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show chatting to the Australian 12U/14U Claycourt National Champions, a tour recap including Casper Ruud winning the biggest title of his career in Barcelona as we chat with ATP Courtside reporter Candy Reid and ATP Commentator Peter Odgers reflects on Jan Lennard Stuff maiden title in Munich. Brett speaks to Tony Moore from the Brisbane Times about what lies ahead for the Queensland Tennis C...
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April 17, 2024 • 40 mins
Welcome to Episode 3 of Tennis in QLD, part of The First Serve Podcast Library, hosted by Adon Kronk going inside the Queensland Tennis Community. In this episode Adon gives a Tournament update for the first 3 months of 2024, and catches up with special guests Blake Kebblewhite, Tennis Development Officer for the Gold Coast Region and Helen Parsons, Head of Competitive Play at Tennis QLD.
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April 15, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest week on tour highlighted by the Monte Carlo Masters. Special guests on the show included Stephen Farrow - United Cup Tournament Director talking the topic of scheduling, Australian wheelchair athlete Finn Broadbent on the back of the Melbourne Wheelchair Classic and Director of Talent at Tennis Australia Paul Vassalo previewing the 12's/14's Claycourt Nationals in ...
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April 8, 2024 • 88 mins
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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April 1, 2024 • 87 mins
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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March 25, 2024 • 86 mins
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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March 18, 2024 • 87 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show for the third and final week from Indian Wells recapping another edition of the BNP Paribas 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 L...
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March 11, 2024 • 90 mins
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 play...
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March 4, 2024 • 87 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Indian Wells on the back of Alex de Minaur's win in Acapulco, catching up with Head of Professional Tennis at Tennis Australia Paul Kilderry, also 18 year old Taylah Preston, Australian womens tennis brightest prospect with her coach Brad Dyer, Theoneste Karenzi, President of the Rwanda Tennis Federation on the back of hosting their first ATP Challenger and Lachlan Puyol is bac...
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February 26, 2024 • 87 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, chatting to the man of the week Jordan Thompson after winning his first ATP Tour title. His father Steve also jumps on for a chat. A wrap of all the other key on court tour news, plus a parents perspective with Simon Alame, father of 14 year old prospect Renee. Susie Grumley, manager of the Traralgon Tennis Association who are hosting two big weeks of ITF Pro Tennis has a chat. Tennis C...
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February 19, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest on tour, the Australian Open contemplating switching the womens and mens finals nights, a wrap of Tennis Victoria Country Week and all the other latest tennis news around.
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February 12, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show with the latest honour roll of winners from the past week across the tours. In studio, Peter Johnston long time tennis administrator and a current tournament director talked global affairs - Saudi Arabia, Premium Tour concept, China, Davis Cup, ATP/WTA Media Coverage in Australia and about the way the game looks on court going forward. Tamatha Harding Interim CEO of Tennis Victoria gave ...
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February 5, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest week on tour with special guests Omar Jasika (ATP Challenger Burnie Champion), Renee Alame (ITF J100 Brisbane Champion) Jeremy Reeve (Australian Open Stringer) and Lachlan Puyol (Play USA Podcast Host)
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January 29, 2024 • 88 mins
Brett Phillips is back with the first episode of The First Serve for 2024, our 16th year of presenting the only weekly dedicated tennis program on Australian commercial radio on the back of another Australian Open.
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December 2, 2023 • 41 mins
Welcome to Episode 2 of Tennis in QLD, part of The First Serve Podcast Library, hosted by Adon Kronk going inside the Queensland Tennis Community. In this episode Adon gives a Tournament update, focusing on Rockhampton, catches up with Tennis QLD CEO Kim Kachel and sits down with two life members of the Mooloolaba Tennis Club Maria and Jenny.
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November 30, 2023 • 22 mins
Host Bevan Jones is back with the final episode of The SA Scene for 2023, going inside the South Australian Tennis Community each month, in this episode catching up with coaches Dale Nixon and Sam Clayson who discuss their journey in tennis and coaching.
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November 29, 2023 • 20 mins
Host Rick Fontyn brings you the 4th episode of Tassie Talk, going inside the Tasmanian Tennis Community catching up with Steven Dance who has recently returned home after claiming his 2nd consecutive ITF Masters World Team Championship crown and long time Hobart International volunteer Ian Morgan.
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November 27, 2023 • 130 mins
Brett Phillips presents the final show for 2023, a big 3 hour edition wrapping up the Davis Cup as Australia finish runner up to Italy in the final. Joining Brett In the studio was Matthew Romios, the 24 year old Melburnian coming off his best year on the doubles circuit, Kooyong Classic Tournament Director Peter Johnstone jumped on to update us on January's tournament, John Paci from POWA tennis filled us in on the Rafael Nadal Ac...
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November 24, 2023 • 30 mins
Welcome to Episode 10 of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast going inside the world of Padel in Australia and globally, the final episode for 2023.
In this episode Hosts Matt Levey and Matt Barelle wrap up the year and preview what lies ahead in 2024 here in Australia and around the world.
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