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...
The First Serve - College Segment - 13.04.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.
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The First Serve - Daniel Jovanovski - 13.04.26
18 year old Aussie Daniel Jovanovski has won the biggest junior title of his career the J300 in Malaysia. The Melburnian is the No.1 ranked Aussie in the ITF Boys rankings and he joined The First Serve Live for a chat.
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The First Serve - Alex Bell (Sports Dietitian) 13.04.26
Alex Bell grew up on the grass courts of Yarrawonga, played College tennis, still plays pennant tennis and is an accredited sports dietitian, who joined The First Serve Live to talk about the importance of nutrition to tennis performance and starting the right nutrition from young through elite.
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The First Serve - Full Show - 13-04-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show asking the question of who the hell is going to step up and dethrone Alcaraz and Sinner after their latest final in Monte Carlo. Michael Logarzo previews the Australian Claycourt Nationals, Alex Bell Sports Dietician is in the studio, also a chat with No 1 Australian ranked boy Daniel Jovanovski, our College segment with Lachlan Puyol and a whole lot more.
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Team AUS Fail to Qualify BJK Cup finals
For the 2nd year running Australia have failed to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, taken down by Great Britain 3-1 at home in their qualifier.
Hear from captain Sam Stosur, 17 year old Emerson Jones on debut who got Australia's sole win over Katie Swan and doubles pair Ellen Perez and Storm Hunter reflect on their loss to Burrage/Dart which gave GB victory.
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Team GB - Into the 2026 BJK Cup Finals
Underdogs on paper Great Britain have conquered the big trip to Melbourne to take down Australia 3-1 and book their spot in the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Hear from captain Anne Keothavong, doubles pair Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart who secured victory on Day 2 and 17 year old rising star Mika Stosavljevic who was the star on Day 1 on debut taking down Aussie No 1. Talia Gibson to start the tie.
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The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow S03 E02
Padel Pow Wow is back for season three with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) once again joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie.
This second edition of 2026 takes a look inside all the big tournaments around Australia played in the last month and looks ahead to the World Junior Championships, Open World Championships Teams event and Masters World Championship Teams event.
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The First Serve - The Push - S03 E01
The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for episode one for 2026 with hosts Tim Connelly - Tennis Director of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and Aussie quad pro Heath Davidson OAM.
This first ep of the year, discusses recent developments in wheelchair tennis and includes a special appearance by 16 year old Jin Woodman, who is currently ranked number 5 in quad wheelchair tennis. They discuss Jin's experience playing integrated events in Adelaide, his upcoming tournaments in Korea and Japan and his approach to playing against top ranked p...
The First Serve - College Segment - 06.04.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.
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The First Serve - Full Show - 06-04-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, saluting the tour winners, looking ahead to Monte Carlo, going inside Australia's Billie Jean King Cup team ahead of its tie vs. Great Britain, the Mailbag returns and the latest college news plus lots more.
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The First Serve - The Masters Zone S02 E02
Welcome to the second episode of The Masters Zone for 2026, hosted by Tim Prince which delves into the ITF Masters tour in Australia and around the world.
In this edition, Mike Evans President of Tennis Seniors Australia on the cancellation of the World Championships and the latest from the MT1000/700 at Kooyong, feature guest is Isabelle Gemmel from Australia playing on the Masters Tour, but also wearing other tennis hats and a spotlight on Leisa Kaye.
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The First Serve - Save a Melbourne Club - 30.03.26
Shane Scrutton and Lisa Hartnett from Tennis Coaches Australia joined The First Serve Live to chat about preserving a Tennis Club in Melbourne's East. - Mitcham Tennis Club. You can offer your support by emailing the Whitehorse Councilors.
You can EMAIL a quick letter to the following councillors
expressing the importance of the tennis club to the community, and for future generations.
Cr Ben Stennett Ben.Stennett@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Cr Kirsten Langford kirsten.langford@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Cr Kieran Simpson Kieran.Simpson@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
...The First Serve - College Segment - 30-03.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.
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The First Serve - Pavle Marinkov - 30.03.26
20 year old Aussie Pavle Marinkov won his first ITF Pro Singles title over the weekend - the M15 Swan Hill def Colin Sinclair (NMI) in the final 7-6, 6-2. Pavle. He joined Brett Phillips on 'The First Serve Live'
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The First Serve - Full Show - 30-03-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show recapping Miami and Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka taking out the Sunshine Double. 20 year old Aussie Pavle Marinkov joins the show after winning his first ITF Pro Singles title, thefirstserve.com.au feature writer Sean A'Hearn goes inside his piece; A year on: Omar Jasika and tennis' escalating online abuse problem. Lisa Harnett and Shane Scrutton from Tennis Coaches Australia chat through the issue of the closure of tennis clubs in Melbourne, Lachlan Puyol is back with your weekly College segment and the Mailbag returns.
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The First Serve - College Segment - 23.2.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.
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The First Serve - 7M Tennis Centre in AUS - 23.2.26
John Newtown is the Owner and Project Lead of Newtowns Tennis (www.newtonstennis.com.au) a privately funded elite tennis centre he is trying to build in Queensland. He joined The First Serve Live to share his story.
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The First Serve - Phil Sekulic - 23.2.26
22 year old Aussie Phil Sekulic has won back to back ITF M25 singles title in India (Kolkata and Mumbai). He joined The First Serve Live for a chat.
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The First Serve - Mailbag Segment - 23.2.26
The First Serve Mailbag is available to everyone to contact us to share your views on tennis (good, bad or indifferent) included on The First Serve Live on SEN each week. You can email thefirstservesen@gmail.com anytime.
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The First Serve - Full Show - 23-03-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show in the middle of the ATP/WTA 1000 Miami Open as Talia Gibson continues to be the standout Aussie, The Mailbag is back, Owner and Project Lead John Newtown from Newtowns Tennis tells us about a 7 million dollar Tennis Facility trying to be built in QLD, 22 year old Phil Sekulic on the back of back to back ITF singles titles joins the show, Lachlan Puyol brings you all the College News and lots more tennis news.
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The First Serve - The Junior Journey - S03 E02
Michael Logarzo and Beti Sekulovski are back for Episode 2 of Season 3 of 'The Junior Journey' talking all things junior tennis for players, coaches, parents and tennis fans.
Feature Guest for this episode is Dr Julia Walsh - a trailblazer in Australian Sport - a powerhouse coach, academic and presenter. Julia is transforming how coaches lead. It is a great chat delving into the player, the coach and the parent.
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The First Serve - Peter Johnstone - 16.3.26
Long time tennis administrator Peter Johnstone has been mentioned as a possible replacement in the TD role at Tennis Australia, having worked at Tennis Australia, WTA and under his own banner as a Tournament Director through the world. He joined the First Serve Live to chat about the future of Australian tennis.
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The First Serve - College Segment - 16.3.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.
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The First Serve - Full Show - 16-03-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Indian Wells wrapping up a big two weeks in the desert, also the latest update regarding the future of Australian tennis post the Craig Tiley era, with long time tennis administrator and former player Peter Johnstone a special guest, our weekly college update and a whole lot more to tune into.
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The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow S03 E01
Padel Pow Wow is back for season three with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) once again joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie.
This first edition of 2026 looks at where Australia is ranking around the world, plus a tournament wrap and special guest joining the guys, the 'mayor of Perth Diego Gonzalez Castillo to talk the WA scene.
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The First Serve - The Grind S04 E01
Our dedicated podcast around the Challenger/ITF Tour is back for 2026, 'The Grind' with a change to the hosting set up. Regular Co-Host Ally Osborne is back, joined this year by fellow pro Tom Fancutt, who returns to the tour after 12 months out.
This first episode of 2026 is recorded from Launceston, where both were playing the Australian Pro Tour just recently. This is must listening all year to really appreciate life on tour for a large part of the tennis ecosystem.
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The First Serve - Play USA S04 E02
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 2 for 2026 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 second episode of 2026, Lachlan chats to David Mullins, CEO of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and Ned Simpson from the Ocean Grove, Vic who is in his Freshman Year at Meridian Community College in Mississippi
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The First Serve - Tennis in QLD: S03 EP01
Tennis in QLD is back for its third season with host Adon Kronk from KT Academy on the Sunshine Coast.
On this episode he chats one on one with with Jimmy Rapkins - Competitive Pathways Manager from Tennis QLD.
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The First Serve - Talia Gibson R4 Indian Wells
From Qualifying to the QF's of her first WTA 1000 main draw, courtsey of her first top 10 win defeating 7th seed Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. What a week it continues to be for Aussie 21 year old Talia Gibson.
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The First Serve - Rinky Hijikata R3 Indian Wells
The biggest win of the Aussies career. First top 10 scalp in his 13th attempt defeating 10th seed Alexander Bublik from a set down to reach the 4th round of Indian Wells from qualifying and a match up with Britain's Cameron Norrie (27th seed) Also jumps back inside the top 100 at 96 live.
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The First Serve - College Segment - 9.3.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update, but this segment is a bit different.
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The First Serve - Bob Moran - 9.3.26
Bob Moran is the Tournament Director of the WTA 500 Charleston and ATP/WTA 1000 Cincinnati. He joined The First Serve Live to talk through Charleston offering a record unprecedented 2.5 million in prizemoney this year and the bigger picture of the sport.
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The First Serve - Full Show - 09-03-2026
Brett Phillips presents this weeks show from Indian Wells where the Aussies are making their mark, in particular 21 year old Talia Gibson from qualifying to the 4th round. A one on one chat, plus the Aussie and tournament recap so far, the Mailbag returns, Craig Tiley in his new guise as USTA CEO, wrap of the Launceston International on the AUS Pro Tour, The Masters MT 1000/700 at Kooyong Latest, Bob Moran (Tournament Director of WTA 500 Charleston and ATP/WTA 1000 Cincinnati tournaments) and the latest big College news in the US with the White House involved.
The First Serve - Talia Gibson R3 Indian Wells
Talia Gibson is continuing to have the best week of her tennis life, reaching the 4th round of Indian Wells after taking down 17th seed Clara Tauson in 3 sets, jumping from 112-85 in the rankings. Next she will Italian 7th seed Jasmine Paolini.
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The First Serve - Rinky Hijikata R2 Indian Wells
Rinky Hijikata has pulled off a great come from behind win to continue his journey into R3 at Indian Wells, taking down 20th seed Luciano Darderi of Italy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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The First Serve - Alex de Minaur R2 Indian Wells
Alex de Minaur kicked off his Indian Wells campaign with a hard fought come from behind three set win over American Sebastian Korda to set up a R3 showdown with Brit Cam Norrie.
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The First Serve - Ajla Tomljanovic R2 Indian Wells
Ajla Tomljanovic in just over an hour dismantled 30th seed Xinyu Wang to move into R3 of Indian Wells, her 4th win in her last 5 matches.
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The First Serve - Talia Gibson Top 100 Indian Wells R2
21 year old Talia Gibson has done it - into the top 100 for the first time in the live rankings after her best win on tour taking down World Number 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round of Indian Wells. Next she will face 17th seed Clara Tauson.
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The First Serve - Rinky Hijikata R1 Indian Wells
Rinky Hijikata overcame fellow qualifier Italian Francesco Maestrelli 7-6, 6-4 to push into Round 2 at Indian Wells
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The First Serve - Storm Hunter R1 Indian Wells
What a week it has been for Storm Hunter, winning the doubles title in Austin on Sunday, racing to get to Indian Wells by Monday, gets two qualifying wins on Monday and Tuesday and today comes from a set down to defeat Poland's Magdalena Frech to book a spot in the 2nd round of Indian Wells to play 12th seed Belinda Bencic.
She has risen from 426-199 live in singles so far this year.
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