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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

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88:22

2024 E33: US Open, Aleksandar Vukic, TCA Awards,...

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2024/09/09

Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up US Open 2024 joined by Christian Montegan from www.thefirstserve.com.au in the studio. Special Guests included Aussie top 10 player Aleksandar Vukic, President of Tennis Coaches Australia Wes Horskins and leading tennis commentator Peter Odgers at the Davis Cup in Valencia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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132:07

2024 E32: US Open, Jedd Zetzer (Talent Agent), TV...

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2024/09/02

Brett Phillips is back with another big show mid way through the US Open. Special guest in the studio was Jedd Zetzer - Talent Manager at W Sports and Media looking after Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell, Aleksandar Vukic and more. Tennis Reporters Courtney Walsh and Dave Worsley joined the show from on the ground in New York. Also we wrapped the Tennis Victoria State Grade season with Kooyong the champions in the Mens and Womens with David Bidmeade and Jasmine Starr in studio. Learn more about your ad

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120:07

2024 E31: US Open Preview, Li Tu, Destanee Aiava,...

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2024/08/26

Brett Phillips is back with another big show, a special 3 hour edition ahead of Day 1 of the US Open with Tennis Journalists Candy Reid and Courtney Walsh on the ground in New York setting the scene. Feature chats with Aussie qualifiers Li Tu and Destanee Aiava, plus catch ups with the other Aussies, Director of "Love 2020" Jacqueline Joseph also joins the show after its premiere in NY, going inside the 2020 US Open and closer to home we wrap up the Tennis Victoria State Grade Semi Finals. Learn

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88:18

2024 E30: Cincinatti, Courtney Walsh, Scarlett...

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2024/08/19

Brett Phillips is back with another big show in a big week at 1000 level in Cincinnati. Award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh came in the studio, ahead of the US Open. Tennis Victoria State Grade round 14 wrap with special guest Scarlett Dattoli from MCC Glen Iris Valley and Rohan Fisher, Manager of International Tours and Camps at Tennis Australia, joins the show to wrap up the back to back ITF J200 tournaments in Sydney won by 15 year old Cruz Hewitt on the boys side. Learn more about

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87:51

2024 E29: John Peers, Anderson Parker, Tania Tandora,...

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2024/08/12

Brett Phillps is back with another big show on the back of Alexei Popyrin making his first Masters 1000 final. Special guests included Olympic Gold Medalist John Peers, Paralympian Anderson Parker, Tennis NT CEO Tania Tandora, Marlino Pascual- Fawkner TC, Aussie stringer Jeremy Reeve, and ITF 7 Time doubles winner in 2024 Josh Charlton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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88:19

2024 E28: Olympics Wrap, Tour Wrap, TV State Grade,...

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2024/08/05

Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up the Paris Olympic Tennis Event, celebrating Aussie Gold joined by leading tennis broadcasters Peter Odgers and Candy Reid and hearing the expanded thoughts of John Peers and Andy Murray. A full tour wrap outside of Paris, a Round 12 wrap of Tennis Victoria State Grade with special guest Jackson Varney from top of the table in the mens Geelong Lawn. Frances Soyer previews the ITF J200 in Sydney this week, we hear from Aussie Dane Sweeny inside

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33:58

Tennis in QLD: S01 E05

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2024/08/02

Welcome to Episode 5 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 chats to current tour coach Jamie Kirkman, Barry Harth, President of the Rockhampton Tennis Association and a results wrap up from Qld Tennis Players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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88:21

2024 E27: Nadal-Djokovic, Peter Odgers, John Paci,...

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2024/07/29

Brett Phillips is back with another big show ahead of Edition 60 of Djokovic-Nadal at the Paris Olympics, joined by leading tennis commentator Peter Odgers. High Performance Coach John Paci from POWA Tennis, Rowville came intop the studio, Honour roll of winners from the last week and Lachlan Puyol has an Aussie update in our college segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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88:11

2024 E26: Tour Wrap, Candy Reid, Leander Paes, Tahlia...

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2024/07/22

Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the latest action on court across the tours, catching up with Tennis Commentator Candy Reid who was in Hamburg for the ATP 500 win of Arthur Fils. We also wrap up the latest Aussie success and chat to 15 year old Tahlia Kokkinis after winning her first ITF Junior Singles title in Fiji. Hear from Indian Tennis legend Leander Paes after being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the latest from the spirtitual home of

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88:23

2024 E25: Wimbledon Wrap-Up, Alcaraz, Djokovic,...

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2024/07/15

Brett Phillips is back with Episode 25 of the year, wrapping up a big two weeks at Wimbledon. We assess the state of Australian men's tennis following the grass court major, and hear from gentleman's singles winner Carlos Alcaraz, runner-up Novak Djokovic, and ladies singles champion Barbora Krejcikova. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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88:13

2024 E24: Wimbledon, Courtney Walsh, Marc McGowan,...

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2024/07/09

Brett Phillips is back with Episode 24 of the year with the focus on Wimbledon with Award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh (foxsports.com.au), Marc McGowan (The Age) and Peter Odgers (BBC Commentator) all joining the show from SW19. Also on the show, 17 year old Alicia Dale after winning the ITF J60 on the Gold Coast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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88:01

2024 E23: Wimbledon, Brydan Klein, Raphael Savelli,...

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2024/07/01

Brett Phillips is back with another big show on Day 1 of Wimbledon with award winning Australian tennis journalist Courtney Walsh and BBC Tennis commentator Peter Odgers on the ground at SW19. Rising Aussie prospect Raphael Savelli, part of the winning Under 13's Victorian team at the Australian Teams Championships joined us in studio, along with Nikolas Baker on the phone part of the Victorian Under 15's winning team. Former Australian player Brydan Klein joined us to talk about his transition to

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87:59

2024 E22: Tour Wrap - Lou Pleming, Courtney Walsh, TV...

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2024/06/24

Brett Phillips is back with another big show as Wimbledon Qualifying gets underway as went live to Aussie Tennis commentator Lou Pleming on Day 1 at Roehampton. The latest tour wrap, including Aussie tennis journalist Courtney Walsh in Birmingham witnessing the continued comeback of Ajla Tomljanovic. Our regular Tennis Victoria State Grade segment featured Heatherdale's Rebecca Leahey on the back of the teams first win of the season. We touch in with the Australian Teams Championships on the Gold

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87:02

2024 E21: Tour Wrap - Alex de Minaur, Wimbledon,...

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2024/06/17

Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of the show wrapping up the week on tour headlined by the title win of Number 1 Aussie and new World Number 7 Alex de Minaur. Closer to home a wrap of Tennis Victoria State Grade Round 7 with special guest Matthew Peart from Bundoora TC. Plenty of news around including the new Roger Federer doco, the latest on the Kooyong Classic, the Mailbag features regarding the upcoming Australian Teams Championships and what lies ahead for Wimbledon 2024 and much

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82:49

2024 E20: Roland Garros, Courtney Walsh, Scott...

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2024/06/10

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2024 E19: Roland Garros, Greg Jones, Maurice Gleeson OAM

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2024/06/04

Brett Phillips is back in the host chair with week 2 of Roland Garros underway joined in the studio by firstserve.com.au writers Christian Montegan and Todd Scoullar to take a look at the action from the French Open and we joined tennis journalist courtney Walsh on the ground in Paris. We wrap the latest from Tennis Victoria State Grade with special guest Greg Jones from Kooyong Lawn. Also joining the show Maurice Gleeson OAM, President Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria celebrating 15 years of

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50:25

Tennis in QLD: S01 E04

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2024/05/31

Welcome to Episode 4 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 chats through the recent resignation of Tennis QLD CEO Kim Kachel and catches up with special guests Jack Mellish, tennis development manager for the Sunshine Coast and Aussie pro and Queenslander Dane Sweeny about his journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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87:44

2024 E18: Roland Garros, TV State Grade, Pickelball,...

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2024/05/27

Brett Phillips is back with another big show with Roland Garros underway. We have tennis reporter Courtney Walsh in Paris, followed by a tour wrap of the last week, Royal South Yarra's Aaron Leeder Chard is our guest wrapping up Tennis Victoria State Grade Round 5 action. CEO of the National Pickelball League in Australia Ron Shell and No 1 Player in the country Tom Evans came in the studio, we spoke to 14 year old Cooper Kose after winning his first ITF Junior Singles title and our college segment

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88:39

2024 E17: Rome, Adam Walton, Ashton McLeod, TV State...

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2024/05/20

Brett Phillips is back with another big show recapping Rome and feature chats with Australia's newest member of the top 100 Adam Walton, 16 year old Ashton McLeod from NSW after winning his first ITF Junior Singles title, Miranda Poile from Grace Park Hawthorn following TV State Ground Round 4. No 1 Padel Player in AUS Tim Brown and Godfather of Padel Matt Barelle wrap up the latest Australian Padel event on the Gold Coast and Lachlan Puyol with a Aussies in College Update Learn more about your ad

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88:23

2024 E16: Rome, Hayden Jones, Tennis in TAS, Seniors,...

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2024/05/13

Brett Phillips is back with another big show in the middle of the ATP/WTA Rome 1000 leading into Roland Garros. Special guests for this edition include Australia's No 1 Male Junior Hayden Jones, Tennis Tasmania CEO Darren Sturgess, Tennis Seniors Australia President Mike Evans, Lachlan Puyol with our Aussie college wrap chatting to Catherine Aulia and James Newton and Aussie tennis coach in the USA Tom Downs, plus a Tennis VIC State Grade Wrap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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