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Based out of Melbourne, Australia, home of the Australian Open, The First Serve covers the Australian tennis scene, but also the game globally attracting listeners from all around the world. The First Serve speaks to those at the coalface of tennis all over the world.
Heading up The First Serve coverage is leading tennis commentator Brett Phillips. Brett is host of our dedicated one-hour weekly radio show, leading commentator at all the Grand Slams & Fed Cup/Davis Cup ties, on the ground at all the key tennis tournaments through the year providing tennis content via radio, podcasts, online and in print. Through the summer of tennis in Australia, Brett currently serves as Court Announcer on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open, and in January of 2020 served as Court Announcer for the inaugural ATP Cup in Sydney.
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Welcome to Episode 8 for 2023 with co hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz who's theme this time is power and speed of shot, looking at the averages for men and women for 2023 breaking down ground stroke and serve speed.
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Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the US Open hearing from the winners and award winning journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground in New York. Also the latest on Tennis West CEO Brett Patten's sacking and our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol catching up with Rinky Hijikata plus all the other tennis news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode three of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, in this episode they talk to Ash Norman who has spent two decades in tennis in Australia in the development space and the comparison of being involved in another sport in the high performance development space at Badminton Australia and the comparisons to tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 8 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Brisbane's Chen Dong who is in his senior year at Louisiana State University and his coach Danny Bryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett Phillips is back with another show midway through the US Open with our correspondents on the ground in New York - Courtney Walsh and Dave Worsley. Jelena Ostapenko and Ben Shelton we hear from after their big wins to secure a place in the quarter finals. Away from Flushing Meadows, Tennis Victoria State Grade Champions Fawkner Tennis Club were represented in the studio by Chanchai Sookton-Eng and Marlino Pasqual. Connor Joyce with the latest news, SEN WA Commentator Peter Vlahos takes us inside the sacking of Tennis West CEO Brett Patten and Lachlan Puyol is back with our weekly college segment with Enzo Aguiard.
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Brett Phillips is back in the chair with a full wrap of an incredible Masters 1000 Cincinatti final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. The Yonex team in Australia of Robert Jordan and Athan Georgaklis are in the studio to take us inside one of the sports leading racquet manufacturers. The Tennis Victoria State Grade segment features Miranda Poile from Grace Park after they reached the finals. Our Feature chat is with Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players Association Ahmad Nasaar, Connor Joyce is along with the other tennis news of the week and our regular college segment with Lachlan Puyol featured Geelong's Amy Stevens taking us inside her college journey so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan Kounelis and Courtney Walsh host this weeks edition of The First Serve, wrapping up all the winners and the Aussies on the ATP/WTA/Challenger/ITF tours. Peter Johnston joins Jordan and Courtney in the studio to provide insight into his role as current ATP 250 Tournament Director, Zhuhai China in September, and Kooyong Classic Tournament Director in January. Our special guest on our weekly Tennis Victoria State Grade segment - Tom Patton from the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Our Weekly college segment was back with Lachlan Puyol with special guests Jeremy Jin & Jeremy Zhang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 7 as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australian pro Rameez Junaid, who takes us back to 2019 when he played at Wimbledon for the first time and a memorable 2nd round match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 7 for 2023 with co-hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz, who catch up with Jim Thompson, Head Coach of Virginia Tech taking an inside look at some US college numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode two of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, in this episode they talk about the importance of environment and culture in a junior tennis program and are joined by special guest Conrad Singh, who is the CEO of Tennis and Director of Coaching at Centre Court Tennis Academy in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 7 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Brisbane's Eric Padgham who has finished his freshman year at the University of Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Rick Fontyn brings you the first episode of Tassie Talk, going inside the Tasmanian Tennis Community chatting to 90 year old Max Byrne still actively involved as a Club President, also Denis Tucker who takes us inside Tuckers Tennis Museum preserving some great tennis history and Darren Sturgess, General Manager of Tennis Tasmania and Tournament Director of the Hobart International with the latest around the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Bevan Jones is back with another big edition of The SA Scene, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month for this edition catching up with the son of legendary AFL Footballer Tony Modra, 11 year old Luke embarking on his tennis journey, Athletic Development and Physical Performance Coach Andrew Furner at TA based in Adelaide and tennis player Michael Derer who shares his tennis story and the challenges he has faced and overcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 6 of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast going inside the world of Padel in Australia and globally. In this episode Hosts Matt Levey and Matt Barelle bring you the latest from the international scene, with some fascinating findings from the PlayTomic report about how Padel has become the fastest growing racquet sport in history. The guys also bring you the latest from here in Australia and the latest on the local Padel Tour. Feature guest is Calum Beale - Head of Game Development - Partnerships at Tennis Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Darren Parkin is back with another big episode of our Aussies Only Podcast, catching up with Melbourne's Shane Liyanage making a name for himself at home and abroad as a data analyst in tennis. Starting up Data Driven Sports Analytics details his work with some of the biggest names in the game and his work within Tennis Australia.
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Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up all the winners and the Aussies on the ATP/WTA/Challenger/ITF tours. Connor Joyce from thefirstserve.com.au joined the show with the latest off court news. Our special guest on our weekly Tennis Victoria State Grade segment was top of the table Fawkner Park's Chanchai Sookton-Eng. Peter Carew, Chairman of the Kooyong Foundation supporting young Aussie players outlined the assistance they give. Our Weekly college segment was back with Lachlan Puyol with special guest Kenny Thorne, Head oach at Georgia Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 3 of 'The Push', going inside the world of wheelchair tennis with hosts Tim Connolly from Hume Tennis and Commnunity Centre (Melbourne's Wheelchair Hub) and current World Number 5 in the world in the Quad wheelchair rankings Heath Davidson OAM. In this episode Heath reflects on his Wimbledon campaign where he achieved his best singles result at the majors and special guest is two time singles and 22 time doubles grand slam champion, Paralympic Gold Medallist, who has also held the No 1 singles and doubles ranking Great Britain's Gordon Reid OBE who shares his great journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Co Hosts Roddy Reynolds and Pro Player Alex Osborne are back with the July edition of The Grind going inside the Challenger and ITF Tours. On the menu - Chris Eubanks incredible Wimbledon run, the ITF Tour returning to Australia in the next couple of weeks and special guest is Swiss pro Conny Perrin who also sits on the ITF Player Panel, who shares her tennis journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett Phillips is back with another big show recapping Wimbledon with tennis journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground in London. Kiwi James Watt on debut for Grace Park in State Grade joined us, our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol featured special guest Manny Diaz, long time head coach at the University of Georgia, 17 year old Zane Stevens jumped on the show after winning his first ITF Junior singles title, the J60 on the Gold Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 6 as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australian pro Richard Fromberg to reflect on one of the most memorable matches of his career in the 1993 Davis Cup final against Germany.
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Brett Phillips is back with another show as Wimbledon turns the page into the 2nd week. Reporters Courtney Walsh and Josh Heriot join from the grounds of SW`19. Aside from all the action of the third major, our usual Tennis Victoria State Grade segment with special guest Kate Smith from Harkaway TC, Ryan Kebblewhite Lead Junior Performance Tennis Coach at KDV Sport wrapped up the ITF J60, Lachlan Puyol back with our college segment with special guest Stephen Huss and Stephen and Chris Tontz bring you a special Wimbledon edition of our dedicated podcast Crunching the Numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 6 for 2023 with co hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz, who catch up wrapping the first week of Wimbledon pulling apart the key numbers and trends on the grass, an Aussie singles assessment also is given and the pair share their tips of who they think will win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the first episode of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, this monthly podcast will unpack the junior tennis landscape in Australia. In this opening episode Beti and Michael set the scene of what is the definition of junior tennis and how things look currently in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 6 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Teodora Jovic who is going into her final year at Georgia Gwinnett
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Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of the show on Day 1 of Wimbledon. Injured Aussie John Millman who has played seven main draws at SW19 previews the fortnight, reporters Courtney Walsh and Josh Heriot are on the ground. Making his Wimbledon debut, Aussie stringer Jeremy Reeve from Melbourne joins the show and legendary US Coach Rick Macci shares his thoughts on Novak Djokovic and AI Technology. Away from Wimbledon 15 year old Kimiko Cooper from NSW is a special guest after her success at the Australian Teams Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Bevan Jones is back with another episode of The SA Scene, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month, for this edition catching up with promising junior Tom Nettle and his father/coach Shane, former pro player now coach Brod Dyke and from his riverland roots to the ATP Tour - Luke Saville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 5 of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast going inside the world of Padel in Australia and globally. In this episode Hosts Matt Levey and Matt Barelle bring you the latest from the international scene, also here in Australia with feature guest - Tim Brown, Australia's Number 1 ranked Padel player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brett Phillips is back with another big show with the latest Tour Wrap, checking in on Day 1 Wimbledon qualifying with Courtney Walsh, Ric Curnow - Founder of the Tennis Neutral App, the latest Tennis Vic State Grade update with guest Will Ma from North Ringwood TC, Frankie Soyer - Tournament Director of the Australian Team Championships on the Gold Coast, Brigette McGuire - President of the Womens Tennis Foundation and our weekly College segment with Lachlan Puyol with guests Adam Walton and Steve Baldas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Co Hosts Roddy Reynolds and Ally Osborne are back with another big episode of The Grind going inside the Challenger and ITF Tours with special guest, 29 year old Aussie pro Calum Puttergill who provides a great insight into life on tour and how he approaches the weekly grind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 2 of 'The Push', going inside the world of wheelchair tennis with hosts Tim Connolly from Hume Tennis and Commnunity Centre (Melbourne's Wheelchair Hub) and current World Number 5 in the world in the Quad wheelchair rankings Heath Davidson OAM. In this episode Heath is on location at the French Riveria Open, along with special guest Canada's World Number 7 and Heaths doubles partner Robert Shaw who tells his own inspiring story ahead of their semi final, where they went on to be a finalist. They also reflect on Roland Garros and look ahead to Wimbledon.
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Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up all the tour action from the last week, including the latest with the Aussies. Our weekly Tennis Victoria State Grade segment and College segment also feature along with all the latest tennis news around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Darren Parkin is back with another episode of our Aussies Only Podcast, catching up with Melbourne based tennis journalist Matt Trollope who recounts his time in tennis from freelancing travelling the globe to now working full time at Tennis Australia contributing to ausopen.com. Australian Tennis Magazine, tennis.com.au etc. A great chat between two guys who love their tennis stats.
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Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 5 as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australian pro Sadik Kadir to reflect on one of the most memorable matches of his career at the 2009 Sydney International taking on a former top 10 player in qualifying. At the end he also recalls another match many years he played in juniors against a player who would go on to become one of the greats of the sport. It is a great story to listen into.
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Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the 2023 French Open, along with our weekly Tennis Victoria State Grade segment and College segment with Lachlan Puyol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Episode 5 for 2023 with co hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz, who catch up during the first week of the French Open. Their hot topic for this episode is 2nd serves and the myth that your only as good as your 2nd serve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 5 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Adelaide's Lachlan Brain who has just finished his freshman year at the University of North Alabama.
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Brett Phillips is back with another big show with co host Betty Sekulovski crossing over to Roland Garros with updates from award winning journalist Courtney Walsh and former Australian tennis great Mark Woodforde. Our Tennis Victoria State grade segment features Aaron Leeder Chard from Royal South Yarra, 17 year old Taylah Preston joins after winning her first pro singles title and Lachlan Puyol is back with our weekly college segment with special guest Aussie Aleks Vukic who went to Illinois and just 2 weeks ago cracked the top 100 for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Host Bevan Jones is back with another big episode of The SA Scene going inside the South Australian tennis community each month, for this edition catching up some of the recently announced Tennis SA Award winners.
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Darren Parkin is back with another episode of Aussies Only, catching up with former player, turn coach/commentator and a leader in the womens tennis space in Australia, Nicole Pratt.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show with great partner Yarra Tennis (Shane Scrutton) co hosting. The Latest on Tour, Lawrence Robertson - Director of Pathways and Game Development at Tennis Australia regarding the 2023 Competitive Play Calendar and UTR and Lyndon Krause from Tennis Lab (TennisLab.com.au)
Stephens Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 9 of Crunching the Numbers with this editions theme around the end of year ATP/WTA Match Statistics.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show, wrapping up another big week on tour with the Billie Jean King Cup Finals and ATP Next Gen Finals. Special guest in the studio was Tim Connolly from Hume Tennis and Community Centre covering a range of tennis topics.
Darren Parkin jumps in as the new host of Aussies Only, in this episode catching up with 26 year old Alicia Smith going on her own journey to be the best tennis pro she can be. Originally from the country she got our of her comfort zone in her teenage years to chase her tennis dream. To date she is the holder of one ITF singles title and two doubles titles.
Roddy Reynolds jumps in the host chair for this edition of 'The Grind' chatting with 27 year old Aussie Alexandra Osborne about her path to the pro tour, where you have to really roll up your sleeves at the ITF level. It is a fascinating tale with an ambition to climb as high as she can.
Roddy Reynolds jumps in the host chair for this edition of 'The Grind' chatting with 27 year old Aussie Alexandra Osborne about her path to the pro tour, where you have to really roll up your sleeves at the ITF level. It is a fascinating tale with an ambition to climb as high as she can.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, this week joined by Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley for an extended chat about the state of Australian Tennis.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, this week joined by Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley for an extended chat about the state of Australian Tennis.
Welcome to the fifth episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition, Bevan catches up with 17 year old Caitlin Baker, former pro turned coach Colin Ebelthite and SA Tennis royalty, 17 time major doubles champion Mark Woodforde.
Welcome to the fifth episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition, Bevan catches up with 17 year old Caitlin Baker, former pro turned coach Colin Ebelthite and SA Tennis royalty, 17 time major doubles champion Mark Woodforde.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Kody Pearson from Sydney who is going into his senior year at the University of Tulsa.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Kody Pearson from Sydney who is going into his senior year at the University of Tulsa.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show with the latest winners on the tour from the past week. The coach of rising Aussie prospect Taylah Preston, Brad Dyer joins the show, we wrap the Victoria Cup Tennis Carnival, hearing from former WTA pro Sarah Borwell and US college scholarship winner Ella Fitcher and we preview the upcoming Tennis Victoria Premier League with competitions co-ordinator Tyler Krumholz.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show with the latest winners on the tour from the past week. The coach of rising Aussie prospect Taylah Preston, Brad Dyer joins the show, we wrap the Victoria Cup Tennis Carnival, hearing from former WTA pro Sarah Borwell and US college scholarship winner Ella Fitcher and we preview the upcoming Tennis Victoria Premier League with competitions co-ordinator Tyler Krumholz.
Stephens Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 8 of Crunching the Numbers with this editions theme around tournament scheduling, match count, number of tournaments, and considerations around them. For all ages and stages.
Stephens Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 8 of Crunching the Numbers with this editions theme around tournament scheduling, match count, number of tournaments, and considerations around them. For all ages and stages.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show with the latest tour wrap, including a big week for Aussie Storm Sanders. Brett Phillips is joined in the studio by long time experienced coach Peter Dellavedova and parent of an aspiring player Brian Hamill for a round table discussion about the state of Australian tennis.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show with the latest tour wrap, including a big week for Aussie Storm Sanders. Brett Phillips is joined in the studio by long time experienced coach Peter Dellavedova and parent of an aspiring player Brian Hamill for a round table discussion about the state of Australian tennis.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show catching up with Aussie trio Li Tu, Olivia Gadecki and Adam Walton with Li Tu joining the show one day after securing his big title, an ATP Challenger win in South Korea that moved him up 100 spots to be inside the world top 200. Also the latest tour wrap including another title for the world number one Iga Swiatek.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show catching up with Aussie trio Li Tu, Olivia Gadecki and Adam Walton with Li Tu joining the show one day after securing his big title, an ATP Challenger win in South Korea that moved him up 100 spots to be inside the world top 200. Also the latest tour wrap including another title for the world number one Iga Swiatek.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show going inside the National Tennis Academy with NTA Head Chris Mahoney, Head Coach Brent Larkham and lead Physical Performance Coach Mark Taylor. Latest Tour Wrap including title number 90 for Novak Djokovic and the latest tennis news and a dive into the mailbag.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show going inside the National Tennis Academy with NTA Head Chris Mahoney, Head Coach Brent Larkham and lead Physical Performance Coach Mark Taylor. Latest Tour Wrap including title number 90 for Novak Djokovic and the latest tennis news and a dive into the mailbag.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Enzo Aguiard from Melbourne who is in his sophomore year at the University of Alabama.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up all the winners of the last week on tour, Adrian Salerno - Sustainability Project Manager (Wilson/Game Recycling initiative) jumped into the studio, Matt Levey CEO of One Padel in the build up to the Melbourne Classic, Paul Ranson - Treasurer of Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club chatted UTR and the regional /overall situation and Omar Jasika on the back of 59 wins this year in his comeback year joined the show.
Welcome to the fourth episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition, Bevan catches up with long time coach in SA Peter Clark, 17 year old former player turned up and coming tennis umpire Taegan White and Brandon Oster, Tennis SA award winner for services to volunteering.
Brett Phillips is back with another show, wrapping up the 2022 Laver Cup and the swan song of Roger Federer. Aussie Pro Alex Bozovic joins the show after her back to back titles at the ITF 25K in Darwin. Brett also chats to 18 year old rising prospect Talia Gibson from WA in her breakout first full year on the pro tour and we delve into the UTR Mailbag.
Brett Phillips is back with another show, wrapping up the 2022 Laver Cup and the swan song of Roger Federer. Aussie Pro Alex Bozovic joins the show after her back to back titles at the ITF 25K in Darwin. Brett also chats to 18 year old rising prospect Talia Gibson from WA in her breakout first full year on the pro tour and we delve into the UTR Mailbag.
The First Serve's Roddy Reynolds is in London for this years Laver Cup. He catches up with Todd Woodbridge to preview the 2022 edition.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 7 of Crunching the Numbers, with this editions theme - rally ball speed. How important is rally ball speed in giving yourself the best chance to win?
Brett Phillips is back with another show following the news of Roger Federer's retirement, reflections on Australia's Davis Cup week in Hamburg qualifying for the final 8, young Aussie Dane Sweeny, winning the Australian Pro Tour ITF 25K in Darwin and Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley around the new participation strategy being adopted by the national body.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Josh Charlton from Traralgon, east of Melbourne who is in his senior year at the University of Oregon.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the 2022 US Open, also delving into the UTR mailbag and some news on the National Tennis Academy in Brisbane.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show with all the latest out of the US Open, including heading to New York to catch up with tennis journalist Courtney Walsh. The UTR Mailbag is back and we catch up with brother and sister Hayden and Emerson Jones who are making their way in the sport in Australia.
Brett Phillips is back with an extended 90 minute edition of the show, previewing this years US Open including crossing over to New York to award winning journalist Courtney Walsh. Also the latest on the last week on tour including plenty of Aussie success.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up a big ATP/WTA 1000 week in Cincinnati as well as the Challenger/ITF highlights. Davis Cup, Wildcards and Off Court Coaching also on their agenda and special guest was Tracy Davies, Managing Director USTA Competitive Play and their implementation of the World Tennis Number (WTN), opposed to Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) being used here in Australia.
Host Alex Johnstone is joined by Lawrence Robertson - Director of Pathways & Game Development at Tennis Australia.
One of Lawrence's major responsibilities is looking after the Australian Pro Tour which encompasses ITF level events as well as ATP Challenger events.
In this episode, Alex Johnstone sat down to discuss the ins and outs of putting these tournaments together and picked his brain about Tennis Australia’s mindset and planning for these events.
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Steve Baldas - junior Wimbledon doubles Champion, University of Georgia College graduate turned administrator - former CEO of Tennis South Australia and the current CEO of W Sports & Media talent agency.
Welcome to the third episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition, Bevan catches up with 17-year-old rising star Edward Winter, as well as 18-year-old twins Madison and Chloe Schwarz as they embark on the US college scene. Bevan also chats to Tennis South Australia award winner in officiating, Robyn Tucker.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up all the action on tour in the past week with the two big ATP/WTA 1000 events in Canada front and centre. The Mailbag is back, Davis Cup selection, and special guests Rebecca McDonald, Head of Programs at Tennis Australia and Tennis NT CEO Tom George.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 6 of Crunching the Numbers, with this editions theme, going inside the statistical comparison between two and three set matches.
Host Rohan Williams is back with Episode 4, catching up with Great Britain's Dominic Inglot. The pair sat down recently at Wimbledon to discuss the Brit's retirement from the sport this year, a doubles specialist career that saw him win 14 ATP Career titles in 27 finals, a Davis Cup champion and a British Number 1 in doubles.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, reflecting on another week on tour including Nick Kygrios seventh ATP title. This weeks guest is Angie Harper, who heads up the Australian Tennis Community, the largest social media specific tennis discussion forum in Australia and the UTR Mailbag had plenty coming in this week.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Gabi Ioannou from Melbourne who is going into her senior year at St.Marys University in San Antonio, as she takes us inside her collegiate journey so far.
Tennis Australia Director of Pathways and Game Development Lawrence Robertson joins Brett Phillips in the studio for an updated conversation around the roll out of the 2022 Competitive Play Calendar and UTR in Australia
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show with the latest tour news from the last week and special guest for this week is rising Aussie Jason Kubler.
Host Rohan Williams is back with Episode 3, catching up with Rameez Junaid. Born in Pakistan, he made Australia his home as a player, now trying to forge his way as a coach. Here is his story.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up the past week on tour, recognition of Lleyton Hewitt's induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and special guest Matt Ebden, Wimbledon doubles champion.
Welcome to the second episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition Bevan catches up with Ashwin Vijayaragavan whose playing and coaching journey has led him to South Australia, Pauline Fielden from the East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australian in the recent Queens Birthday honours and legendary coach Peter Smith chats about his great tennis journey, most known for laying the foundations to Lleyton Hewitt’s amazing career.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 5 of Crunching the Numbers, with this editions theme, going inside the statistical platforms that are available to coaches and players in the game that they can access all year round in tracking the key numbers/trends.
Relive the radio call of the 2022 Wimbledon Mens Final between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios with Brett Phillips and Luke Saville as heard on the SEN Radio Network around Australia and New Zealand on the AM radio dial and worldwide on the SEN App.
Brett Phillips is joined by Aussie player Luke Saville as co-host for this weeks show reflecting on Wimbledon 2022 with special guest Max Purcell, one half of the M & M's who alongside Matt Ebden won the Wimbledon Mens Doubles title.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Adam Walton from Queensland who has just graduated from the University of Tennessee.
Brett Phillips is back for the start of Week 2 of Wimbledon 2022. Catching up with award winning journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground at SW 19 previewing a big day for the Aussies, Esther de Minaur mother of Australia's No 1 Alex, Steve Baldas CEO of W Sports and Media, who have acquired Jason Kubler on their books and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics who is part of team Ons Jabeur.
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Courtney Walsh - award winning tennis journalist, who had a 20 year career with 'The Australian' and is now freelancing, a journey that has included playing and coaching.
Brett Phillips is back with a special Wimbledon edition of the show, previewing all the action with award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground at SW19. Also joining the show, Michael Logarzo, coach of Aussie qualifier Zoe Hives and we get the inner thoughts of a big group of the Aussies playing at the most prestigious of the majors.
Brett Phillips is back with another show, joined by Lachlan Puyol from Play USA as co-host. The latest on tour with Hurkacz and Berrettini making a big statement ahead of Wimbledon. Special guest was Todd Perry former pro and now coach and author of One Chance - Lessons in Sport, Life and Success and we delve into the mailbag.
Host Rohan Williams is back with Episode 2, catching up with former Australian player Wayne Arthurs OLY, who has turned his hand to coaching post playing and for the past 18 months has been alongside James Duckworth, guiding him into the top 50 at the end of 2021. The pair sat down for a chat on site at 's-Hertogenbosch.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 4 of Crunching the Numbers, with this editions theme, being 'Returns'
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Nathan Healey - former pro player, former coach of Lleyton Hewitt and Max Purcell, founder of Play Awake.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show, wrapping up the latest week on tour including a stunning Dutch Wildcard victory and some Aussie success. Special guest in the studio was Matt Levy from One Padel, about the evolution of padel tennis around the world, and the continuing UTR discussion
Welcome to the first episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this first edition Bevan catches up with Tennis SA Award winners Golden Grove and their President/Coach Craig Mousley and Barmera Tennis Club and their President Justin Banner, Dane Bennett joins Bevan from Tiger Tennis to chat UTR and Todd Langman from Glenlea Tennis Club and coach of Thanasi Kokkinakis also stops by for a chat.
Host Alex Johnstone discusses some big Aussie results on the Challenger Tour and ITF Tour in May before speaking to ATP Vice President and the man in charge of the Challenger Tour, Richard Glover.
Richard was formerly the CEO of Tennis South Africa and stepped down at the end of 2021 following five successful years of growing the game in South Africa.
His priorities now lie with the ATP and growing the game at the Challenger level, a vitally important part of the makeup of professional tennis.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the 2022 French Open, toasting Aussie singles success on tour with Jedd Zetzer and special guest in the studio was Anthony Klarica, Author of The Performance Mindset.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Jasmin Starr from Melbourne who has just graduated from the University of Texas in San Antonio.
Welcome to Part two of the first episode of What are you doing here, hosted by tennis coach Rohan Williams, talking to guests across the professional tennis tours. This is the continued chat with American Brad Stine, the current coach of Tommy Paul and formerly the coach of Jim Courier. If you missed Part one head to https://www.thefirstserve.com.au/what-are-you-doing-here
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show crossing over to Paris for week two of the French Open catching up with award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh and Australian doubles legend Mark Woodforde. UTR was once again on the menu and we headed to Tennis Alice Springs to catch up with head coach-operator Grant O'Callaghan
Brett Phillips is back for another week, heading over to Paris for the start of this years French Open, a further focus on UTR with more of your correspondence, and a focus on the ATP-WTA decision regarding rankings points at Wimbledon.
Host Alex Johnstone discusses the year in review on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Tour before speaking to renowned American broadcaster Mike Cation.
Mike is a long-time tennis broadcaster who works annually at the US Open and Australian Open and has been working on the USTA Pro Circuit since 2013 - covering the Challenger Tour in the States and increasing its appeal along the way.Mike is also the co-host of the Behind the Racquet Podcast with American Pro Noah Rubin, which you find through your favourite podcast streaming platforms.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 3 of Crunching the Numbers, with a big focus on clay court tennis and the difference and similarities to other surfaces as they pull apart some numbers. Chris, coaching Claire Liu was in the middle of her WTA 125 campaign in Paris which she went on to win.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show looking back on the last week on tour with the major focus on the Italian Open and the big wins for Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek leading into the French Open, the UTR discussion continued, and we go inside the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park.
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Sarah Stone to dissect her incredible tennis journey both playing and coaching on the professional tennis tour.
Born into a tennis family, Sarah's remarkable journey has taken her around the globe, playing and coaching at the highest level and working with some of the best tennis players in the world. Sarah is the CEO of the Women's Tennis Coaching Association, as well as the Director of Tennis at the Champion Academy of Tennis in Melbourne.
Brett Phillips is back for another big show, catching up with commentator Nick Lester about the hottest story in tennis - Carlos Alcaraz, and joining Brett in the studio was Tennis Australia Director of Pathways and Game Development Lawrence Robertson about the hottest topic in Australian tennis - UTR.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Chase Ferguson from Melbourne who is in his senior year at the University of South Florida.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of The First Serve with the latest on tour, which produced maiden titles for Sebastian Baez and Holger Rune. Plenty of your correspondence made its way into the mailbag and Vivienne Christie, the editor of the Australian Tennis Magazine joined the show.
Welcome to the first episode of What are you doing here, hosted by tennis coach Rohan Williams, talking to guests across the professional tennis tours. His first guest is American Brad Stine, the current coach of Tommy Paul and formerly the coach of Jim Courier. This is Part 1 of their extended chat.
Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with Episode 2 of Crunching the Numbers for this year exploring a research article which compared and contrasted data from junior match play and junior training, looking at elite ITF junior players. They reflected on their old practices and how they have adapted, focusing on how to practice more effectively and the value of match play.
Brett Phillips is back in the studio with the latest on tour including the continued great form of Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek. Joining him in the studio were highly credentialed coaches Sarah Stone and Betty Sekulovski discussing the set up of their private tennis academy in Australia to further grow our young Australian talent.
In this edition of Aussies Only, host Jedd Zetzer is joined by The First Serve latest news/feature writer and Australian tennis expert Connor Joyce to talk about how the Australian players are tracking in the 2022 season.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, recapping a big week for Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo, the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, joined by award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh who also recounted his experience playing Padel Tennis and its future.
Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of The First Serve, with lots of feedback coming in about Australian tennis, a dissection of the latest winners on tour and joined by Lou Pleming former player turned coach and commentator, coach of our successful 16 and under Billie Jean King Cup juniors.
We welcome back Crunching the Numbers to The First Serve with new hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz. In Episode 1, Stephen and Chris take a look at the serve and return +1, rally length and starting the point.
Lachlan Puyol is back with another episode of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. This episode Lachlan catches up with Queenslander Tenika McGiffin who is in her senior year at the University of Tennessee.
Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of The First Serve, pulling apart the last week on tour with Miami wrapping up. Also an Aussie report card for the first three months of the year and some more UTR feedback.
Host Jedd Zetzer chats to tennis coach Michael Logarzo about his tennis journey and his life, from his playing days to his coaching days, including coaching Zoe Hives and encounters with John McEnroe and Steffi Graf.
Brett Phillips is back in the studio after two weeks at Indian Wells, with the latest on what is happening at the Miami Open. Chris Kachel joins Brett Phillips in the studio to reflect on his 50 years in tennis as a player, coach and administrator. Also, Graham 'Woofa' Charlton, 40 years coaching in Traralgon on UTR and country tennis.
Host Brett Phillips brings you this week's edition of The First Serve direct from Indian Wells, wrapping up the week that's been.
Paul Annacone joins the show to discuss the state of American tennis.
Host Brett Phillips brings you this week's edition of The First Serve direct from Indian Weels, wrapping up the week that's been in the world of tennis.
Mark Woodforde joins the show to voice the ITF's view of the revamped Davis Cup.
PLAY USA is hosted by former Aussie collegiate player Lachlan Puyol, based in Mississippi USA, which goes inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Pathway as an entry point to professional tennis. In Episode 1, Lachlan chats to Melbourne's Jeremy Taylor, who is in his senior year at the University of Memphis.
Brett Phillips is in Los Angeles en route to Indian Wells with a preview.. All the latest on court action on the tours from the past week including Jedd Zetzer with Luke Saville after Australia’s Davis Cup win over Hungary and a UTR follow up from last weeks show.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for this weeks edition of The First Serve, joined by Head of the International Tennis Federation World Tennis Tour and Pathway Strategy Andrew Moss, and part 2 of our UTR discussion in Australia following up from last weeks show.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for this weeks edition of The First Serve, joined by Tennis Australia Chief Tennis Officer Tom Larner - including discussion on the UTR system, player pathways in Australia and more.
Host Brett Phillips is back for a special edition of The First Serve, direct from Tennis Victoria's Country Week in Swan Hill.
Featuring award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for The First Serve, wrapping up the week that's been on the tour.
Coach of Thanasi Kokkinakis - Todd Langman joins the show.
The First Serve's Roddy Reynolds also joins to talk about Tennis Australia's decision making that is causing unrest with players behind the scenes.
Plus much more.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio to review the Australian Open. Joined by The First Serve’s Jedd Zetzer & Alex Johnstone.
Special guests: Game On Recycling’s Adrian Salerno & Hume Tennis Club’s Tim Connelly.
Host Brett Phillips previews the 2022 Australian Open direct from our bunker on Rod Laver Arena.
Joined by award-winning tennis journalists Courtney Walsh and Linda Pearce, as well as renowned commentator Robbie Koenig and professional data scientist Shane Liyanage.
Host Brett Phillips wraps up the week that’s been in the world of tennis, discussing the Davis Cup.
Our special guest this week3 WTA Doubles world no. 12 Nicole Melichar-Martinez joined the show.
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Luke Saville to dissect his 2021 season, which saw him represent the green and gold at the Olympics, reach 10 tour level quarterfinals, and rise to a career high 23 in the doubles rankings.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio, wrapping up the week that’s been on the tour. Award winning journalist Courtney Walsh joins the show, as does Legal analyst Aron Solomon joined, discussing Peng Shuai. 16 year old Stefani Webb joined, taking us inside her tennis journey thus far.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio for a big edition of The First Serve, recapping the Tour Finals and the week that's been in the world of tennis. Rwandan tennis player Emmy Mugisha joined the show to talk about his journey. USTA critic Javier Palenque also joined, as did Paula from The Smithynators, to talk about her support of John-Patrick Smith.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show recapping a big week in tennis with the ATP Paris Masters, Billie Jean King Cup and Australian victories on the ITF Tour. A deeper dive into the James Duckworth Davis Cup omission was part of this weeks show, along with special guest, 16 year old Roisin Gilheany playing on the ITF Junior tour and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics, part of Team Sabalenka at the WTA Finals.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio, continuing the discussion about coaching standards in Australia, an update on the last weeks action on all the tours and special guests Olivia Ley explaining her story of trying to make it in professional tennis and Mark Borthwick from Tennis Rehab joined the show for a chat.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for this weeks edition of The First Serve, covering the last week in the tennis world.
Leading journalist Courtney Walsh joined the show to talk about the Australian Open
Also joining the show, former world no. 35 Brod Dyke.
Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for this weeks edition of The First Serve, wrapping up the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Australian star John Peers joined the show fresh off his title in Indian Wells.
Storm Sanders also joined the show as she returned to Melbourne after a lengthy stint overseas on the tour.
Host Brett Phillips is back for a big edition of The First Serve, wrapping up the week that's been on the tour, specifically taking a look at the action from Indian Wells.
Renowned tennis journalist Christopher Clarey from The New York Times joined the show, as did rising Australian player Max Purcell.
Brett Phillips is back this week on The First Serve, bringing you your weekly dose of tennis.
On the agenda this week:* Australian Open update
* Weekly Tour wrap
* The First Serve’s Roddy Reynolds on his latest piece on Australia’s players in lockdown limbo
* Reporter Shad Powers from the grounds of Indian Wells
* Bayside Tennis’ John Trickey
Brett Phillips is back for another big edition of The First Serve, recapping the week that has been in the world of tennis.
Rising Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori joined the show direct from The Astana Open in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Tennis Federation Vice President Yuriy Polskiy also joined the show direct from Nur-Sultan.
Brett Phillips also spoke to Ryan Hanrahan from Tennis Marketer.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up the latest tour news, is joined by award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh, the pair catching up with John Millman in Nur-Sultan, defending his maiden ATP 250 victory in 2020. Tennis Victoria Acting CEO Adam Crameri also was on the show to chat about tennis now being permitted to be played again in Phase 1 of the Victorian covid roadmap.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth pull apart Week 1 of the US Open with leading tennis commentator Nick Lester also weighing in, on the ground in New York. Inclusive of the Aussie report card, the future of Nick Kyrgios and bathroom breaks are also on the menu.
Brett Phillips is joined by Sam Groth with a big US Open preview edition of the show, also touching on the other tennis news around - Li Tu, Olivia Gadecki, Jeremy Beale and Tom Fancutt and our team at the Paralympics.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show, with all the tennis news of the week including reflecting on the success of Ash Barty and Sam Stosur in Cincinatti. Award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce weighed in on that, plus a look ahead to the US Open as Novak Djokovic attempts the calendar slam. Also on the show, Bill Fourlis, the father of Australian pro Jaimee Fourlis who won her 4th ITF Title over the weekend.
This week on The First Serve, host Brett Phillips opened the show by reviewing the week that has been on the tour.
Maurice Gleeson OAM joined the show to talk about blind tennis in Australia.
Host of the Control the Controllables Podcast Daniel Kiernan also joined the show to talk about his podcast and his academy in Spain
This week on The First Serve, host Brett Phillips opened the show by reviewing the week that has been on the tour.Andrew Harris joined the show as he prepares to make his comeback from hip surgery.Director and Producer Kieran Carroll also joined BP to talk about his new play NEWK, the John Newcombe Story
This week on The First Serve, host Brett Phillips opened the show by reviewing the week that has been on the tour.
Award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce joined the show to talk about the Olympics.
Australia's Men's Olympic tennis team captain Jaymon Crabb joined the show direct from Tokyo to preview the Olympic Games and give us an insight into what the vibe is like on the grounds in Tokyo.
After earning a call up to the Olympic team and claiming his second ATP Challenger title on the weekend, Max Purcell's coach Nathan Healey joined the show to talk about Max's progress and his bullish predictions for Max's future.
Listen in to the only radio call in Australia on the SEN Radio Network of Ash Barty's magnificent Wimbledon victory over Karolina Pliskova with Brett Phillips and Courtney Walsh
In an Ash Barty special edition of The First Serve, host Brett Phillips recapped Wimbledon, dissecting Ash’s tremendous triumph.
Australia’s Fed Cup Captain Alicia Molik joined the show to weigh in on Ash’s title.
Craig Tyzzer, the coach of Ash Barty also joined the show to talk about the title and provide his take on how it all unfolded.
Paul McNamee, the coach of doubles champion Su Wei Hsieh also joined the show.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio for another edition of The First Serve, dissecting all the action that unfolded in the first week of Wimbledon at The All England Club.
Sam Groth joined the show to talk about the Australians and how they performed at SW19.Louise Plemming also joined the show to preview Ash Barty and Ajla Tomljanovic's fourth round matchups.
The First Serve's Roddy Reynolds also chat down to catch up with Priscilla Hon as she returned to Australia after competing at Wimbledon.
Host Brett Phillips is joined in the studio by leading tennis journalist from The Australian - Courtney Walsh, and former player and longtime tennis administrator - Peter Johnston for a special Wimbledon edition of the show.
We also hear from Marc Polmans on the eve of his Wimbledon main draw debut, and Paul Vassallo, the director of talent at Tennis Australia on the 2021 teams championships on the Gold Coast.
The First Serve’s Josh Gabelich chats to Marc Polmans after he qualified for his maiden Wimbledon main draw.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio for another edition of The First Serve, this week joined by Jedd Zetzer to preview Wimbledon qualifying and discuss the week that has been on the tour.
Award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce joined the show to talk about her favourite Wimbledon memories.
Brett and Jedd also took calls from listeners to talk about their most memorable experiences attending The Championships.
Brett Phillips was back in the studio for another edition of The First Serve, alongside Jedd Zetzer to wrap up Roland Garros.
Covering everything in the world of tennis, discussing all the takeaways from the second grand slam of 2021.
Host Brett Phillips is back for another Roland Garros special edition of The First Serve.
Brett is joined by The First Serve's Josh Gabelich from the grounds of Roland Garros to talk about the atmosphere at the tournament, as well as Dylan Alcott's title.
Renowned tennis commentator Nick Lester joins the show to provide his views on The French Open.
Data analyst Shane Liyanage joined the show to talk about his relationship with Ons Jabeur.
The First Serve's Jedd Zetzer also joined the show to provide an update on the Australian players in action around the globe.
Dylan Alcott chats to The First Serve's Josh Gabelich moments after claiming his third consecutive quad singles title at Roland Garros.
Ash Barty fronts the press following her Roland Garros exit after retiring in the second round against Magda Linette.
Brett Phillips hosted a Roland Garros special edition of The First Serve as the second grand slam of the year kicked off in Paris.
Brett was joined by Paul McNamee to talk about his book ‘Welcome To The Dance; Master Clay To Master Tennis’
Journalist Linda Pearce joined the show to preview Roland Garros and talk about her latest piece on Alexei Popyrin.
Word No. 267 Seone Mendez also joined the show to talk about her journey.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio for another edition of The First Serve.
A full wrap of the week on tour, as well as a look ahead at Roland Garros qualifying.
Australian World No. 208 Aleksandar Vukic joined the show ahead of his first round French Open qualifying match.
Paul Kleverlaan - executive member of the Professional Tennis Coaches Association Australia joined Brett in the studio alongside Australasian Academy of Tennis Coaches CEO Lynton Joseph.
Host Brett Phillips was back in the studio for another edition of The First Serve.
This week on the agenda, well renowned tennis commentator Nick Lester joined the show to talk about the Rome finals, assessing where Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic sit heading into Roland Garros, and where Iga Swiatek sits as she embarks on her Roland Garros title defence.
Australian duo Thomas Fancutt and Jeremy Beale, fresh off a ITF World Tennis Tour doubles title joined the show direct from Monastir, Tunisia.
Also joining the show - the only player with a WTA ranking from Burundi - Sada Nahimana to chat about her incredible tennis journey.
Brett Phillips is back for another episode of The First Serve, wrapping up the week that has been on the tour.
Tennis Australia Director of Talent Paul Vassallo joined the show to provide an update on the progress of the talent pathway being implemented.
Also featuring Tennis Victoria President Jacqueline Prione, who joined the show to give an update on the state of tennis in Victoria.
Brett Phillips is back for another episode of The First Serve, wrapping up the week that has been on the tour.
Award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce joined the show to talk about Australia’s success on the clay, and covering all the hot topics on the tour.
We were joined by Kelly Wren, who recently claimed her 23rd consecutive national title.
In The Huddle is back for a second season, thanks to Study and Play USA!
In episode two of season two, former College golfer Jono Ledger, who since College has been on the pro circuit joins the show to talk about his journey.
Brett Phillips is back for another episode of The First Serve, wrapping up the week that has been on the tour.
Highlighted by Ash Barty’s double triumph in Stuttgart, and Rafael Nadal’s record breaking win in Barcelona.
British tennis journalist Simon Cambers joined the show to provide us with an update on the proposed ATP grass court Masters 1000 event.
Brett Phillips is back for another episode of The First Serve, this week wrapping up the last week on tour, recaping the Monte Carlo Masters, as well as Astra Sharma’s title in Charleston.
Tahlia Kokkinis, winner of the U/12 Australian Junior Clay Court Championships joined the show to talk about her triumph.
Also joining the show was Tennis Victoria competitions coordinator Tyler Krumholz, and BT Sports journalist Josh Gabelich with an update on Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Brett Phillips is back for another episode of The First Serve, this week wrapping up the last week on tour, recapping the Australian clay court junior championships with tournament director Francis Soyer, and hearing from the legendary Toni Nadal about his latest coaching venture.
Host Jedd Zetzer is joined by Todd Ley - the youngest player to sign with sports management giant IMG, and the co-coach of Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Brett Phillips is back for another week recapping Ash Barty defending her Miami Open title and joined by award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce and Player Agent Sam Maxwell talking through all the big tennis issues.
Brett Phillips is back to dissect another big week on the tour, which included plenty of headlines. Featuring leading tennis writer at The Australian, Courtney Walsh.
In The Huddle is back for a second season, thanks to Study and Play USA!
In episode one of season two, AFL player Mason Cox joins the show for a few laughs, great insight and some words of wisdom too.
Brett Phillips is back to dissect another big week on the tour. Featuring doubles specialist Matt Reid as well as former top junior and current tennis coach Todd Ley.
Brett Phillips is back to dissect another big week on the tour. Matt Ebden joins the show live from Dubai, and Andrew Hill joins to discuss between the white lines summit.
Brett Phillips is back for another week, joined by leading tennis commentator Nick Lester to dissect another big week on the tour.
Brett Phillips is back for another week, joined by leading tennis writer from The Australian Courtney Walsh to dissect another big week on the tour.
Brett Phillips is back for another week, looking back at Australian Open 2021, joined by leading tennis writer from The Age Scott Spits and American tennis player Shelby Rogers playing at the Adelaide International.
Brett Phillips is joined by Australian professional player Matt Ebden for a special 2 hour Australian Open Preview Edition of the show with guests - COO of Tennis Australia Tom Larner and British Wheelchair athlete Gordon Reid MBE who has been World Number 1, a Grand Slam Singles and Doubles Champion and a Paralympics Gold Medallist.
First show back for 2021 with special special guest World Number 1 Ash Barty, along with leading tennis commentator Robbie Koenig ahead of the Australian Open and First Serve reporter Jedd Zetzer reports in from Melbourne Park at the Melbourne Summer series.
After a remarkable run on the UTR circuit, South Australian Li Tu joined The First Serve's Jedd Zetzer for a chat ahead of the 2021 Aussie Summer of Tennis.
The First Serve reporter Jedd Zetzer chats with Matthew Ebden whilst the Aussie is in hotel quarantine in preparation for the 2021 Summer of Tennis.
The First Serve reporter Jedd Zetzer chats with Andrew Harris whilst the Aussie is in hotel quarantine in preparation for the 2021 Summer of Tennis.
A mentor to tennis greats around the world, revered Australian coach Bob Brett has lost his battle with cancer at age 67. It was on the 28th November 2018, that The First Serve welcomed Bob into the studio as Brett Phillips and Marc Sophoulis had an indepth chat with a tennis coaching great.
On our final show for 2020, Brett Phillips chats the latest on the Australian Open, goes inside the Daniil Medvedev camp chatting to his data analyst Fabrice Sbarro and goes inside Tennis in NSW with coach Dave Comyms, following the recent AGM where there was significant change.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week chatting to Katherine Westbury.
Brett Phillips is back with another live show with special guest, Australia's Number 2 ranked male player John Millman, further analysis on what is happening with the Australian summer of tennis, wrapping up the ATP Finals and some grassroots news.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week doing a data Q&A.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, former professional basketballer Alex Opacic reveals his college journey.
Brett Phillips is back for another week chatting the latest on the Australian Open and the January summer of tennis with First Serve reporter Jedd Zetzer, the latest tour news and a grass roots chat with long time coach Paul Kleverlaan.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing length vs width.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Brigette McGuire.
Brett Phillips is back for another week, the latest on tour, the latest on the Australian Open and the January summer of tennis, and a chat with Author of Daphne Akhurst - the woman behind the trophy' Richard Naughton.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing who is the greatest player of all time in the women’s game.
Brett Phillips is joined on this weeks show by leading ATP Tennis Commentator Nick Lester, who called John Millman's 1st ATP Tour Title win at the 250 Astana Open, Gary Stickler who first coached John when he was 17 years old and plenty of tennis news from the past week.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Benjamin Mitchell.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing who is the greatest player of all time in the mens game.
Ash Barty, Alex De Minaur, John Peers, the week that has been on tour, as well as a look at the male records of the 4 Grand Slam countries, all on the agenda on this weeks show.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Marc Polmans.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing data trends from Roland Garros.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, Karen Fong Donohue reveals her college journey.
Brett Phillips is back with another edition of The First Serve on a day that tennis returned in Victoria from its covid hiatus, St Petersburg Open Tournament Director Peter Johnstone talks the Sam Querry COVID fleeing of Russia and the coach of the World Number 32 Ons Jabeur Issam Jalleli speaks about one of the success stories emerging on the WTA Tour in 2020.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Mark Hlawaty.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing Roland Garros Finals.
Brett Phillips is back for another show reflecting on the 2020 French Open with analysis from leading tennis writer Courtney Walsh from The Australian.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing conditions and equipment selection.
Brett Phillips is back for another week covering all the action from Roland Garros, chats with Daria Gavrilova about her comeback to tennis at the French Open and domestically heads to Bendigo in country Victoria to get the inside story about the need to establish a tennis club.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing Roland Garros trends.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Brett Phillips is back for another show, French Open discussion, this week chatting to Nicole Pratt who changes seats to a new role within Tennis Australia. The tennis situation in Victoria a hot topic during COVID, and latest from spiritual home of Australian tennis Kooyong.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Annerly Poulos.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing environmental effects on matches.
Brett Phillips is back with another episode of The First Serve featuring the coach of Ash Barty Craig Tyzzer, focus on grass roots tennis with former futures player Jeremy Delaney and resident physio Rob Brandham from Evolve Physio Group takes us inside the patella tendon.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing goal setting.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, Aaron Applefield reveals his college journey.
Brett Phillips this week wraps up the 2020 US OPEN, with our Crunching the Numbers Podcast team of High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Dane Sweeny.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing being clutch.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, In The Huddle hosts discuss how Covid-19 is effecting the US College system.
Brett Phillips is back with another big show catching up with Australian tennis commentator Louise Pleming at the US Open, 2018 WTA Coach of the Year Sascha Bajin who has worked with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wonzniaki, Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka, Kiki Mladenovic and now Dayana Yastremska and also Scott Draper back working at Tennis Australia as Head of Performance Coach Development.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Jacob Grills.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, Robbie Baker joins to talk about his college story.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing how to grand slam insights.
Brett Phillips is back with another weekly edition of the show chatting to Tennis Journalist Blair Henley on the ground at the US Open, continues the discussion about the concerning state of grass roots tennis according to those outside the governing body and speaks to the highly regarded David Taylor on his appointment to the coaching ranks of the Tennis Australia National Academy in Brisbane.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Marvin Barker.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing how to peak at the right time.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, the US College Divisions System is explained.
Brett Phillips back for another week covering the world of tennis, following on from last weeks show about the disenchantment of Tennis Australia from within the grass roots community, a Wimbledon champion joined us and we checked in with resident physiology Rob Brandham from www.evolvesports.physio.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Zoe Hives.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing the inside out forehand.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, Kerry Galhos tells her story.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis including heading into the New York bubble ahead of Cincinnati and the US Open to chat to Grand Slam doubles champion John Peers on the ground, and also joining the show was long time coach in Australia Bill McDonald a long time critic of Tennis Australia in their administering of the game domestically.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Harry Bourchier.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week discussing movement.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this weeks edition of the show, Hugh Johnson & Seth Macute tell their story.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week, as we edge closer to the US Open, getting a player perspective with Aussie Lizette Cabrera, a coaches perspective with Jaymon Crabb looking after Jordan Thompson and John Millman and an administrators perspective with World Team Tennis CEO Carlos Silva.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with David Bidmeade.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers, this week disgusting The Tennis Menu
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. This is a wonderful story of Brisbane girl, Luisa Gauci who is the second Australian female in history to every play College baseball (in a men’s team). Her achievements to date and goals in sport are an inspiration for women in sport across the world.
This weeks edition of the show sees Brett Phillips catch up with Sam Groth and the New York Times Tennis Correspondent Christopher Clarey about the current state of play globally, High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis takes us inside thetennismenu.com and a First Serve fan abroad jumps on for a chat.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Beti Sekulovski.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week - Backhands and Ratings.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, James Wadley joins the show to share his experience as a college coach.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another edition of the show with all the latest news regarding the US Open, also catching up with Tennis SA CEO Debbie Sterry and resident physio Rob Brandham from Evolve Sports Physio.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Paul Hanley.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week - Forehands and Ratings.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Patrick Meagher shares his college experience, as part of the rugby team at Arkansas State University.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis with special guests including Australian young gun Alexei Popyrin and International Tennis Broadcaster Jenny Drummond. You can subscribe to The First Serve via Apple or Google Podcasts, Spotify or your preferred podcast platform.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Andrew Whittington.
Host Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Return Positions'
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Mimmi Balaam shares her college experience, as part of the rowing team at the University of Miami in Florida.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth with a special 2 hour edition of the show this week with all the latest around the US Open, and special guests Paul Vassalo, new Director of Talent at Tennis Australia, Simon Rea, new National Squad Development Coach in Melbourne, CEO and founder of the Women's Tennis Coaches Association Sarah Stone and heading up TennisGEN Coaching Genevieve Lorbergs.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Alison Bai.
Host Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'The Art of Simplicity'
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, US college graduate Koby Jansen joins the show. Koby talks about his transition from high school into college and what he's up to since graduating.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another edition of the show with a passionate discussion in regard to tennis being on a knife edge around the world. They also once again discuss the merits of UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) and check in with resident physiology Rob Brandham.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Calum Puttergill.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme 'Evolving your Game Post Prime' with special guest once again in Melbourne International Tennis School Coach George Voiagtzis.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Rick Allen joins the show. Rick heads a US based company called Informed Athletes and has been working with Study and Play USA since 2004. Rick joins the show to discuss everything from becoming academically eligible for US college sport to how the government of college sport has handled the COVID-19 situation.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis including feature guest Mark Leschly Chairman and CEO of Universal Tennis about UTR and also catching up with Aussie WTA player Belinda Woolcock.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Jess Moore.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme 'Matching Player Development with changes when players reach their prime with special guest George Voiagtzis.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Micheal Zhang joins the show. Micheal is about to embark on his college journey at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back again covering the world of tennis, including special guests Craig Morris, CEO Community Tennis at the USTA and Australian Player Olivia Tjandramulia elected to the ITF World Tennis Tour Player Panel.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis our High Performance coach from The Tennis Menu and data analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Hypothetical Scenarios'
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with a Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist - former top 5 ITF junior and top 200 ATP singles player Greg Jones.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Ruby & Bill Jaede talk about their journey and their families perspective on the US college pathway.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week on the eve of the US Open decision catching up with Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley about the latest with the game globally and domestically, Tennis commentator Matt Brown gives us the low down on the NZ Premier League and current ATP Tournament Director Peter Johnstone shares his views on the 2020 state of play.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis our High Performance coach from The Tennis Menu and data analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Attacking with Safety'
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Omar Jasika, following his two year enforced break.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, college rugby player Izzy Robinson talks about her journey and college experience.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis, catching up with Australia's Number 1 male Alex de Minaur, and new Tennis Australia National Academy Coach Brent Larkham.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage are back for Episode 13 of Crunching the Numbers getting 'The First Serve' fans involved, dissecting their responses on social media to 'Myth busting win correlations'
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with Lizette Cabrera, the talented world #127 destined for the top 100 on the WTA tour.
A collection of interviews with coaches, athletes, students and families about US College sports scholarships. Hosted by Study & Play USA. In this episode, Chris talks about college sports psychology with Dr Anthony Ross.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis chatting to Tennis Australia Chief Operating Officer Tom Larner with the latest news on the Australian domestic scene, Senior Coaching Leader at Tennis Victoria Paul Aitken re Home Court Tennis and our resident physio Rob Brandham inspects the calf muscle.
Host Marc Sophoulis, our High Performance Coaching Voice from 'The Tennis Menu' and Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back with the theme this week 'Making Data Applicable' chatting with special guest Zack Ohlin, Canadian High Performance Coach
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up with David Barclay, the Sydneysider with an ATP Ranking who's journey is worth listening in to.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another edition of the show, covering the latest tennis news around the world, but with a key focus once again about the short term and long term of the Australian Domestic Scene and continuing to dissect the Tennis Australia Performance Review.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis, our High Performance Coaching Voice from The Tennis Menu and Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for Episode 11 in their series with the theme this week of 'The Leftie Dilemma'
On this weeks episode of 'Aussies Only' Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames catch up for an in-depth chat with Daniel Buberis about his professional coaching career thus far.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth return with another weekly edition of the show with a continued strong focus on the Tennis Australia Athlete Performance Review, tapping into the private coaching sector viewpoint with chats with Coaches Peter Dellavedova and Glen Busby, plus all the other tennis news of the week.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis our High Performance Coach from The Tennis Menu and our Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Predicitability, Robustness and Successful Patterns'
On this weeks episode of 'Aussies Only' Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames catch up for an in-depth chat with Storm Sanders about her professional tennis career thus far.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth this week caught up for an in-depth chat with Tennis Australia Head of Professional Tennis Wally Masur on the back of TA's Performance Review, and the domestic scene short and long term along with Australia's Number 1 Ranked 15 year old Male junior, Edward Winter from Adelaide.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis - High Performance Coach from The Tennis Menu and Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Making Volleys Great Again'. Enjoy.
Hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are back for another edition of Aussies Only, this week catching up for an in-depth chat with current World Number 83 James Duckworth
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth bring you another edition of The First Serve with plenty of talking points, catching up with Golf Australia General Manager of High Performance Brad James about the golf vs.tennis comparison and Australian tennis Hall of Famer John Fitzgerald.
High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Data Analyst Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another episode of Crunching the Numbers with the theme 'Data Driven Tournament Play'
For this weeks episode of Aussies Only, hosts Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames catch up with Ellen Perez for an in depth chat about her tennis journey, what she is up to during this tennis hiatus to her thoughts on the current structure of tennis and how far the money should spread.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth bring you another weekly edition of the show, checking in with leading tennis writer from The Australian Courtney Walsh with all the latest developments around the world in the wake of COVID19, High Performance coaching expert Marc Sophoulis and our resident physiology Rob Brandham from Evolve Sports Physio.
Hosts Marc Sophoulis from the Tennis Menu and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics bring you the latest edition of Crunching the Numbers with their theme this week 'Understanding the Player with data'
Host Jedd Zetzer alongside former tour pro Jake Eames bring you the latest edition of Aussies Only catching up for an in-depth chat with Australian professional Marc Polmans, a young man leaving no stone unturned to be the best he can be.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week discussing all the latest news in the world of tennis in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and chat to special guests Matthew Ebden and Storm Sanders.
Welcome to Crunching the Numbers Episode 6 'Keeping it Real' with Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage. Crunching the Numbers is where coaching meets data. Understanding tennis comes in two parts, the art and the science. Understanding how to link both elements is the critical ingredient to creating successful athletes.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back for another week covering the world of tennis with the latest news around the coronavirus pandemic, Sam's proposal about a tennis restructure in terms of what the tours look like, a catch up with Aussie Chris O'Connell and Tennis NSW CEO Lawrence Robertson
Ahead of his final tournament the 2018 Australian Open, back in late December 2017, Sam Groth sat down with Brett Phillips on SEN to talk about his his five worst destinations on tour that he played in. Very entertaining!!
High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Data Scientist Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another edition of Crunching the Numbers with the theme this week 'Serve Ascendancy'
Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames are joined by Daria Gavrilova for episode 7 of Aussies Only. 8/4/20
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are back this week continuing to update tennis fans on how the sport is navigating through the coronavirus pandemic and chat to two young Aussies who are being impacted
High Performance Coach Mark Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Data Scientist Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another episode of Crunching the Numbers looking at the data on Gender differences and similarities.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth discuss the latest tennis developments in the wake of the coronavirus including special guests Georgia's Sofia Shapatava who has launched an online petition to the tennis governing bodies and Matt Dywer, Chief Tennis Officer at Tennis Australia with the latest on the domestic front for everyone in tennis.
High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and Data Scientist Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics are back for another episode of Crunching the Numbers focusing on the first 4 games.
In the wake of the coronavirus, Brett Phillips and Sam Groth chat to some of the major influences in the game - International Tennis Federation President David Haggerty, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley and Canadian former World Number 25 Vasek Pospisil who sits on the ATP Player Council about the current state of the tennis world.
High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis and Data Scientist Shane Liyanage are back for Episode 2 of Crunching the Numbers recapping Episode 1 ‘winning ratios of best players’ and for this episode shift their focus to ‘shot chains’
The Davis Cup Finals are a long way off to be held in Madrid in November, with Australia having qualified for the 2nd straight year. Hopefully the tennis season will be able to resume then in this period of uncertainty. One of the questions will be what does Lleyton Hewitt do with his doubles combination. Listen in to Luke Saville who has featured on this weeks Aussies Only Podcast (you can listen to the full version at out website at www.thefirstserve.com.au/podcasts) and who with fellow Aussie Max Purcell finished RU at this years AO when asked about his Davis Cup ambitions.
John Millman gave us his take as to what he is hearing long term about the ATP World Tour in 2020
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth are joined by John Millman, Sam Stosur and Player Agent Sam Maxwell
Jedd Zetzer is joined by Jake Eames and Luke Saville for this weeks edition of Aussies Only. 16/3/20
Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage bring you the very first edition of Crunching The Numbers, setting the scene of exploring the use of data in tennis.
Brett Phillips catches up with Sam Groth to wrap up Australia's Davis Cup win, chats to Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley about their National Academy restructure, Tennis SA CEO Debbie Sterry, a coaching and data chat with High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis and Data Scientist Shane Liyanage and our monthly catch up with resident physio Rob Brandham.
The First Serve - Val Febbo, Jedd Zetzer and Jake Eames talk about the cancellation of Indian Wells.
Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talk to cover all the Aussies around the globe.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth wrap up another big week in tennis, look ahead to the upcoming Davis Cup tie between Australia and Brazil, and chat to Omar Jasika who is attempting to comeback to the game.
Brett Phillips is joined by Sam Groth dissecting the week in tennis and joined by special guest, former tour pro and now managing LeTour Tennis Jakes Eames.
Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis writer for The Australian Courtney Walsh to dissect the week on tour, along with Casey Dellacqua about the comeback of Kim Clijsters and Matt Dywer, Chief tennis officer at Tennis Australia with an update on Open Court Sessions.
The First Serve host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer to bring to you the first edition of Aussies Only for 2020.
Brett Phillips is live in Wodonga for Tennis Victoria's Country Week, shining a light on this huge annual event along with chief tennis writer for The Australian Courtney Walsh, Country Week legend Eric Salter and Brad Williams from the Dubbo Demons, who along with many make the trek from interstate to play.
Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis writer from The Australian, Courtney Walsh to recap The Australian Open, resident physio Rob Brandham and we announce the 6 winners of our Yonex Giveaway.
Ash Barty downed Petra Kvitová to make her first Australian Open Semi Final and in doing so became the first Australian woman since Wendy Turnbull in 1984 to achieve that.
Australian Open Preview Show as Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis writer from The Australian Courtney Walsh, along with Jake Eames - part of Team Wozniaki, Nick Kygrios, Adrian Franklin who was in Adelaide watching Ash Barty win the Adelaide International and TA's Tom Larner setting the scene for the 2 weeks of the Australian Open.
Brett Phillips is joined for the final show of 2019 by Australian Tennis Reporter Matt Trollope, wrapping up a big week at the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, catching up with mens winner JP Smith, as well as our resident physiology Rob Brandham from Evolve Sports Physio
This edition of The First Serve was live from Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club with Brett Phillips joined by Sam Groth, Marc Polmans and Australian Tennis Coaching Legend Ian Barclay
Brett Phillips is joined by Tennis Victoria Senior Coaching Leader Paul Aitken for this weeks show joined by Newcombe Meal Excellence in Officiating winner Brian Grace and Asia Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Tournament Director Isabelle Gemmel.
Brett Phillips for this episode was joined by high performance coach Rohan Williams, as they chatted to James Duckworth about his return to the top 100 and Tennis Commentator Nick Lester who was on the ground in Madrid for the new look Davis Cup Finals.
Brett Phillips is joined by High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis (Melbourne International Tennis School) with special guest Apostolos Tsitsipas, the father and coach of ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Brett Phillips catches up with leading tennis writer for The Australian, Courtney Walsh to dissect the Fed Cup Final, crosses to Madrid to get the latest in the build up to the new look Davis Cup Finals, catches up with resident First Serve Physio Rob Brandham from Evolve Physio and goes inside the Glen Eira Tennis Club
Brett Phillips in Perth ahead of the 2019 Fed Cup Final catching up with prominent player agent Sam Maxwell, French No 1 Singles and Doubles Player Kristina Mladenovic, Australia's Fed Cup debutant Ajla Tomljanovic and AAP Tennis Reporter Darren Walton who spent the week in Shenzhen with Ash Barty
Brett Phillips is joined by Peter Johnstone, Tournament Director of the 2020 AgBioEn Kooyong Classic, Australia's Fed Cup Coach Nicole Pratt and ITF Head of Digital Communications Heather Bowler.
Brett Phillips catches up with Lleyton Hewitt, Tennis Victoria CEO Ruth Holdaway, Aussie pair Blake Mott and Andrew Harris at the ATP Challenger in Traralgon and Goran Novakovic, the brain child of the Ten-Pro Global Junior Tour which is heading to Melbourne.
Brett Phillips is joined in studio by Shane Scrutton from Yarra Tennis Coaching and Brigette McGuire, President of the Women's Tennis Foundation
Leading Physiotherapist Rob Brandham has played a key role with the Australian Tennis fraternity for a number of years as well as working with international players. He joined Brett Phillips in what will be a regular monthly chat from Evolve Sports Physio.
John Fitzgerald will have the honour of being the next Australian Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee at the Australian Open in 2020. He caught up with Brett Phillips
Host of Channel 9's new tennis show 'Cross Court' which premiers this Sunday morning joined Brett Phillips to preview the new offering leading up to AO 2020.
Brett Phillips catches up with Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley and 2020 Australian Hall of Fame Inductee John Fitzgerald at the AO Launch, also hear from Casey Dellacqua and Dylan Alcot plus Rob Brandham from Evolve Sports Physio and Todd Woodbridge takes you inside Channel 9's new tennis program 'Cross Court'
US Tour Pro Noah Rubin, joined Brett Phillips from Long Island New York who has many thoughts on the professional game. Checkout his instagram account Behind the Racquet.
Aussie Calum Puttergill spoke to Brett Phillips after his breakthrough final appearance at last weekends Darwin International on the Australian Pro Tour, a reward for many years of grinding away on the tour.
Australia's Number 1 ranked 16 year old junior male Cooper White joined Brett Phillips in the studio having returned from Orlando after representing Australia in the Junior Davis Cup Finals
On this weeks show, Brett is joined by Cooper White who is Australia's top ranked 16 year old junior, Calum Puttergill after his breakthrough week in Darwin on the Australian Pro Tour, Aussie tennis reporter Matt Trrollope at the China Open and American Tour Pro Noah Rubin in New York.
Brett Phillips wraps up the Laver Cup and chats to High Performance Coach Marc Sophoulis, Maddison Inglis at the Darwin International, ATP Zhuhai Tournament Director Peter Johnstone and Australia's Junior Davis Captain Bernard Goerlitz
Brett Phillips chats to ATP Cup General Manager - Sydney, Lawrence Robertson, you will hear from Kim Clijsters on her comeback and Blake Mott joins us after his successful return to tennis
Our regular Saturday show broadcast right across the 2SM Super Radio Network into NSW/QLD and heard anywhere via the TuneIn Radio App through 2SM. An in-depth chat with Ash Barty, Kim Clijsters on her comeback and US Open champion Bianca Andreescu
Brett Phillips is back in the SEN Studio to wrap up the 2019 US Open. Hear from the 4 singles finalists and the panel of Courtney Walsh (The Australian) Darren Walton (AAP) and Craig O'Shannessy (Brain Game Tennis) with their thoughts on the 2 weeks at Flushing Meadows.
Brett Phillips wraps up a big final day of the 2019 US Open, that included an epic mens final, Ash Barty and Dylan Alcott
Dylan Alcott sits down with Brett Phillips after a mixed day at the US Open, going down in the quad singles final to GB's Andy Lapthorne but winning the quad doubles title with Andy.
Ash Barty had an extended chat to Brett Phillips and the Australian media after her Womens Doubles Finals loss. Hear from Victoria Azarenka briefly.
American tennis broadcaster Dave Kozlowski, know affectionately in the US as 'Koz' sat down for a chat with Brett Phillips about his long association with tennis
Tristan Schoolkate from WA made it to back to junior slam 3rd rounds at Wimbledon and US Open. He reflected on his year so far with Brett Phillips
Aussie Rinky Hijikata spoke to Brett Phillips after upsetting 3rd seed Martin Damm to advance to the 3rd round of the boys singles at the US Open.
Brett Phillips catches up with Craig O'Shannessy, part of the coaching team for Italian Matteo Berrettini, through to his first grand slam semi final.
Sam Stosur chats to Brett Phillips about making the mixed doubles semi finals at the US Open with her partner American Rajeev Ram.
Two time Australian Open singles champion and former World No 1 Victoria Azarenka playing doubles with Ash Barty chatted to Brett Phillips at the US Open.
Brett Phillips brings you this weeks show from the 2019 US Open, catching up with Ash Barty, Victoria Azarenka, Sam Stosur, Dave 'Koz' Kozlowski and Aussie junior Rinky Hijikata.
Nick Kygrios fronted the media after his 3rd round exit at the US Open, going down 76 76 63 to Andrey Rublev
Alexei Popyrin went down in 4 sets in his 3rd round match against Italian Matteo Berrittini at the US Open. He chatted to Brett Phillips and the media post match.
Ash Barty had a chat with Brett Phillips after her 3rd round singles win at the US Open over Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Alex De Minaur, after taking the biggest scalp of his career, defeating a top 10 player in Kei Nishikori, and reaching the 4th round of a major for the first time, chatted to Brett Phillips and the International media post match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has been forced to withdraw from his 2nd round match against Rafael Nadal at the US Open with a recurring right pec injury. He spoke to Brett Phillips and the Aussie media about the news.
Alexei Popyrin recorded a 4 set win over Mikhail Kukushkin to advance to the 3rd round of the US Open. He chatted to Brett Phillips and the Aussie media post match.
Alex De Minaur is through to the 3rd round of the US Open and he chatted with Brett Phillips and the Aussie media post match.
Brett Phillips chats to Ash Barty after securing a spot in the 3rd round of this years US Open with a 62 76 win over American Lauren Davis
Brett Phillips brings you this weeks edition from on the ground at the US OPEN recapping a big Day 2 for the Aussies, chatting with the father of Jordan Thompson - Steve, long time tennis Physio Ivan Gutierrez and Chief Executive of Community Tennis at the USTA Craig Morris.
Thanasi Kokkinakis on his return to Grand Slam tennis chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian Media after his opening round win at the US Open.
Ajla Tomljanovic chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian media after her come from behind US Open 1st round win
Jordan Thompson chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian media after his 1st round win at the US Open.
Alexei Popyrin chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian media after his first ever win at the US Open to advance to the 2nd round.
Alex De Minaur chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian media after his first round win in 4 sets over Frenchman Alex De Minaur
Ash Barty chats to Brett Phillips about her 1st round win over Zarina Diyas at the US Open coming from a set down.
Brett Phillips sets the scene just hours out from play on Day 1 and brings you a snapshot of all the Aussies competing in New York.
Thanasi Kokkinakis chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian media about his upcoming 2019 US Open campaign.
Sam Stosur chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian media about her upcoming US Open campaign.
Alex DeMinaur chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian Media about his 2019 US Open campaign.
John Millman chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian media about his 2019 US Open campaign with a first round meeting with John Millman.
Priscilla Hon chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian Media about her upcoming 2019 US Open campaign
Australia's Alexei Popyrin chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian Media about his 2019 US Open campaign.
Australia's Jordan Thompson chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian Media about his 2019 US Open campaign
Australian Ajla Tomjlanovic chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian Media about her 2019 US Open campaign
Australia's Daria Gavrilova previews her 2019 US Open campaign with Brett Phillips and the Australian Media.
Australia's Astra Sharma previews her 2019 US Open campaign with Brett Phillips and the Australian media.
Ash Barty chats to Brett Phillips and the Australian media on US OPEN Media Day to preview her tournament.
Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis writer from The Australian Courtney Walsh ahead of the US OPEN.
Sam Groth joins Brett Phillips in the studio for this weeks show discussing the Australian Wildcards for the US Open, going inside AO 2020 and Tennis Commentator Mike Cation joined us from Cincinnati.
Irishman David Miley is a candidate to become the new ITF President to govern the game worldwide. The vote will held at the ITF AGM in September in Portugal. He joined Brett Phillips from Argentina for a chat.
Alistair McDonald has been appointed Tournament Director of the new WTA/ATP combined Adelaide International to be held in January 2020. He joined Brett Phillips for a chat.
Special guests on the show included Adelaide International Tournament Director Alistair McDonald, ITF Presidential Candidate David Miley and Australian tennis player Chris O'Connell.
Brett Phillips is joined in the studio by Jaimee Fourlis this week and on the line by Australian tennis coach Rohan Williams and we hear from Corey Clarke and Amy Stevens being supported by the Kooyong Foundation.
Aussie Blake Mott jumped into the studio to chat to Brett Phillips about his plan to come back to professional tennis, 2 years after his last match at the US Open Qualies.
Daniel Gardner is the Greenskeeper of Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club who reflected on his dream Wimbledon trip with Brett Phillips
Mark Milne, the founder of Thirty30Tennis explains the concept chatting to Brett Phillips
Brett Phillips is joined in studio by Blake Mott, who has announced he is returning to the professional tennis ranks, Daniel Gardner from the Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club about his Wimbledon experience and Mark Milne the founder of Thirty30tennis (www.thirty30tennis.com)
Brett Phillips is back in the studio with a post Wimbledon show with feature chats with John Newcombe and Dylan Alcott.
It is 50 years since Rod Laver won the 1969 Wimbledon Championships, a year in which he won a 2nd calendar Grand Slam. He sat down to chat with Brett Phillips at the All England Lawn Tennis Club
Judy Murray is one of the powerful women in tennis, mother of ATP stars Andy and Jamie, well renowned coach with a passion for the grassroots of tennis chats with Brett Phillips at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Esther De Minaur is the mother of Australia's Number 1 Male Tennis Player Alex DeMinaur. She chats with Brett Phillips at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Brett Phillips is joined by Esther DeMinaur, mum of Alex, Judy Murray and the legendary Rod Laver from the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
Brett Phillips from the 2019 Wimbledon Championships with special guests Pat Cash, Fox Sports - Adam Peacock, The Australian leading tennis writer Courtney Walsh and all the Aussie Day 2 winners.
Brett Phillips is joined by Courtney Walsh, leading tennis writer for The Australian for our pre Wimbledon show.
Ash Barty has officially become the World Number 1 player after claiming the WTA Birmingham Classic Title. Jenny Drummond caught up with her and coach Craig Tyzzer post match.
Brett Phillips is joined by Paul Aitken for this weeks edition chatting to Fed Cup Captain Alicia Molik, Tennis Victoria's Ken Barton and Herald Sun Chief tennis writer Leo Schlink.
Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis writer for The Australian Courtney Walsh post the Ash Barty triumph in Paris
Ash Barty chats one on one with Brett Phillips after winning the 2019 French Open Singles title.
The Saturday debut of The First Serve across the Super Radio Network in Sydney, Regional NSW and South East QLD. Find your nearest station at www.2smsupernetwork.com/am-network/. Also available to anyone via the Tune In Radio App which you can download to your App Store and search 2SM Sydney
Brett Phillips sits down one on one with Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley at the French Open.
Brett Phillips sits down one on one to reflect on her Quarter Final win over Madison Keys
Ash chats after defeating Sofia Kenin in the 4th round here at Roland Garros to set up a quarter final match up with Madison Keys.
A special one off Monday night edition of the show with Brett Phillips live on the ground at Roland Garros during Ash Barty's 4th round match chatting to her coach Craig Tyzzer, Herald Sun Chief Tennis Reporter Leo Schlink, Polish Reporter Piotr Dabrowski, Aussie junior Annerley Poulos and the 4 winners of the Babolat Racquet Giveaway competition are announced.
Jordan chats with the Australian Media, following his straight sets loss to Juan Martin Del Potro in the 3rd round.
Priscilla Hon sits down and chats with Brett Phillips and the Australian media after exiting the French Open.
Alex chats with the Australian Media after his 2nd round loss to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta
Brett Phillips brings you this edition from Roland Garros in Paris, catching up with Tournament Director Guy Forget, an inside look into the oldest tennis company in the world Babolat and a wrap of the Aussie campaign.
Brett Phillips sits down one on one with Priscilla Hon to talk about her 2019 French Open campaign.
Brett Phillips sits down one on one with Astra Sharma to preview her first French Open campaign.
Brett Phillips along with the Australian media sat down with Australia's Number 1 ranked male player Alex De Minaur to preview his French Open campaign.
Brett Phillips sits down one on one with Sam Stosur to preview her 2019 French Open campaign.
Ash Barty talks to Brett Phillips and the other Australian media, previewing her 2019 French Open campaign. She starts off chatting about some arm soreness she has had.
Brett Phillips is joined for this weeks show by Sam Groth as they dissect the latest news in the world of tennis.
Brett Phillips is joined by Chief Tennis Officer at Tennis Australia Matt Dywer as the special studio guest for this week.
Brett Phillips is joined by Chief Tennis Writer from 'The Australian' Courtney Walsh to dissect the weeks tennis news on and off the court.
Brett Phillips is joined by Adrian Franklin as they chat to Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley, former Australian Player Nicole Bradtke, leading tennis writer from 'The Australian' Courtney Walsh and Italian tennis writer Ubaldo Scanagatta on Fabio Fognini winning the Monte Carlo Masters
Brett Phillips is joined this week by 'The Australian' leading tennis writer Courtney Walsh chatting to Nicolle Pratt, Jelena Dokic and Craig O'Shannessy.
Brett Phillips is joined by Australian Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik, Todd Woodbridge and an introduction to Dave Miley.
Brett Phillips was back in the studio after a big month on the road covering Indian Wells and Miami and was joined by Tennis Victoria Coaching Leader Paul Aitken and the coach of Sam Stosur Mark Hlawaty.
Brett Phillips once again hosts the show from the Miami Open with a close insight into the Aussie players run and catches up with Tournament Director and former World Number 4 James Blake as the feature guest.
Brett Phillips brings you another big edition of the show live from Miami, ahead of the Miami Open, also looking back at a big Indian Wells Tournament and a special feature on the Inter Collegiate Tennis Challenge.
Brett Phillips is once again on the ground at Indian Wells as he chats to Ash Barty, Elina Svitolina, commentators Rob Koenig and Sam Smith and Tournament Director and former World Number 2 Tommy Haas.
Episode 3 for 2019 with Brett Phillips joined by Adrian Franklin talking the world of tennis.
Join Brett Phillips and Paul Aitken for Episode 1 for 2019. Special Guests include Rohan Williams, Coach of Alexei Popyrin, Jess Oliver, participation leader at Tennis Victoria and Tennis SA CEO Steve Baldas.
Brett Phillips and Marc Sophoulis are joined by special guest, long time Australian Coaching guru Bob Brett successful coach of Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, Marin Cilic and many others.
Brett Phillips and Paul Aitken are joined by Tennis Australia Chief Tennis Officer Matt Dywer and the guys also catch up with Sam Groth ahead of his big wedding day who also previews the Newcombe Medal
Brett Phillips and Jedd Zetzer present the final edition of Aussies Only for 2019, wrapping up a big year for Australia's Tennis Players
Brett Phillips is joined by Adrian Franklin as they chat to ATP World Tour leading commentator Robbie Koenig at the ATP Finals in London and chat all things tennis from another big week on tour.
Brett Phillips brings you another big edition of the show featuring Alex DeMinaur and Ellen Perez and all the latest news from the last week in the world of tennis.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from @AusTennisTalks on Twitter looking back at the latest action of all our Australian Players around the world. They are joined by special guest Ellen Perez.
Host Brett Phillips is joined by leading tennis coach Marc Sophoulis and chief tennis writer from The Australian Courtney Walsh to dissect the latest news in the world of tennis.
The First Serve host Brett Phillips is joined by tennis reporter Miguel Farfan taking a look back at the 2018 WTA Finals in Singapore and Elina Svitolina winning the biggest tournament of her career.
Brett Phillips and Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks take your through another week of covering our Aussie tennis players playing worldwide.
Host Brett Phillips caught up with WTA Insider Senior Reporter Courtney Nguyen at the WTA Finals in Singapore, Aussie duo Marc Polmans and Jordan Thompson playing at the Traralgon International and Elizabeth Little, who along with her family took out the Victorian tennis Spirit of Tennis Award.
First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks (@AusTennisTalks on Twitter) looking back at the week just gone for all our Aussie Tennis players playing around the world and what lies ahead.
The field is set for the WTA Finals in Singapore as First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Miguel Farfan (@ma_farfan on twitter) to preview all the action.
Brett Phillips this week is joined by award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce for another big edition of the show. Special guests include Brisbane International Tournament Director Cam Pearson and the manager of Alex DeMinaur David Drysdale.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Tennis Reporter Miguel Farfan (@ma_farfan on Twitter) taking a close look at the race to the WTA Finals in Singapore which is edging closer.
The First Serve host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks (@AusTennisTalks on Twitter) taking a look at all the Aussie tennis players competing around the world in the last week.
Brett Phillips welcomes back Paul Aitken and Sean Munaweera to the show with Nick Kygrios, AO Launch & Alex DeMinaur all on the agenda and the Team catch up with Melissa Burrows, General Manager People and Culture at Tennis Victoria regarding Daniher's Drive.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from (@AusTennisTalks on Twitter) for another weekly look at all the Aussie tennis players on tour around the world.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Tennis Reporter Miguel Farfan (@ma_farfan on Twitter) following a big China Open in Beijing for another big edition in the race to the WTA Finals in Singapore on October 21.
Brett Phillips and Sam Groth chat with Hopman Cup Tournament Director Paul Kilderry, Jelena Dokic, Darwin International winner Kimberley Birrell, Australian Tennis reporter Matt Trollope at the China Open and Editor of the Australian Tennis Magazine Vivienne Christie.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks (@AusTennisTalks) on Twitter taking a close look at the Aussies on tour in the past week
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is once again joined by Miguel Farfan (@ma-farfan on Twitter) taking a close look at the Race to the WTA Finals in Singapore starting October 21.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth for another action packed show, including interviews with international stars David Goffin and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Also joining the team are Australian talents Jacob Grills and Astra Sharma.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks (Follow on Twitter @AusTennisTalks) with all the latest on the Aussie tennis players on tour around the world.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through all the latest tennis news after the Davis Cup. Brett also chats with American star Bethanie Mattek-Sands, along with Saint Petersburg tournament director Peter Johnstone. Charl Van Den Berg from yourtennismate joined the panel as well to chat about his new initiative.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks, follow @AusTennisTalks on Twitter as they take a look at all the Aussie Players playing around the globe.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they review the 2018 US Open. On the agenda are Serena Williams' outburst, Namoi Osaka's win and Novak Djokovic getting back to his best. Also on the show is Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, who joined the panel from Austria to chat about this weekend's tie.
The First Serve host Brett Phillips is joined by tennis reporter Miguel Farfan as they take a look at the race to the season ending WTA Finals to be held in October.
Host Brett Phillips is joined by Miguel Farfan in New York during Week 2 of the US Open with special guests Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia, Marcela Alvarez from www.queenslatino.com, Novak Djokovic scout Craig O'Shannessy from www.braingametennis.com, more from the fans and their view and more.
Brett Phillips and Miguel Farfan analyse the Women's 3rd round matches played on Day 6 of the US Open, 2018.
Host Brett Phillips brings you the show live from the US Open in New York with special guests: Leading ATP Commentator Robbie Koenig, Leading Player Agent Sam Maxwell, New York Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, Tennis Australia Head of Places Steve Marquis, and chats with the fans and the Aussie Players
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is in New York with a wrap of all the Day 1 acton from the 2018 US OPEN.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through the world of tennis heading into the US Open. The team chat to American world no.70 Taylor Fritz, Harry Manaras on the ground in Flushing Meadows along with Tennis WA CEO Michael Roberts.
The First Serve host Brett Phillips is joined by tennis reporter Miguel Farfan as they take a look at the race to the season ending WTA Finals to be held in October.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks as they look at all the Aussies in action around the world.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through all of the latest tennis news. On the program are John Fitzgerald to chat about the Davis Cup, tournament director Peter Johnstone and CEO of Tennis Tasmania Darren Sturgess.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks as they look at all the Aussies in action around the world.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through all of the latest tennis news including Alex de Minaur's run to the Washington final. On the show are special guests Alison Lee and Steve Baldas.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Tennis Reporter Miguel Farfan as they take a look at the race to the season ending WTA Finals to be held in October.
The First Serve Host Brett Phillips is joined by Jedd Zetzer from Aussie Tennis Talks as they take a look at all the Aussies in action around the world.
Join Brett Phillips and Paul Aitken as they bring you the latest from the world of tennis. On the show are tennis parent Brett Harvey, Tennis Australia national welfare manager Ben Robertson, Tennis Queensland CEO Mark Handley and Val Febbo.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they bring you the latest from the world of tennis. The tours have moved on from Wimbledon and the team discuss all of the latest news heading into the American hard court swing.
Join Brett Phillips as he dissects the 2018 Wimbledon championships after Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber both hoisted the respective trophies. Joining BP is Val Febbo to review the tournament and look ahead to the rest of the season, while First Serve royalty Sean Munaweera joins the show to chat about Tennis Victoria and what is happening across the state.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they bring you all the latest from Wimbledon. On the show are leading tennis analyst Craig O'Shannessy and Casey Dellacqua. Val Febbo also joins for Febbo File.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they dissect the opening round of Wimbledon and preview the rest of the tournament. On the show is Herald Sun tennis journalist Leo Schlink on the ground at SW19. Val Febbo also joins with the Febbo File.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they bring you this week's show from the spiritual home of Australian tennis, Kooyong. On the program they are joined by tennis journalist Matt Trollope from Wimbledon qualifying at Roehampton, Chairman of the Kooyong Foundation Peter Quinn joins the panel as does Val Febbo, who roams around the room chatting to the audience.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through the latest from the wonderful world of tennis. On the show are Australian star Matt Ebden, Sam's Smash and Val Febbo with some breaking news.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they wrap up the 2018 French Open and chat to Darren Cahill, coach of women's champion Simona Halep. about his role in her title and how she overcame her poor Grand Slam final record. Rob Brandham also joined the panel to chat about tennis injuries, as did newshound Val Febbo with his Febbo File.
Join Brett Phillips and Marc Sophoulis as they take you through all of the latest French Open news. On the show are Italian tennis journalist Ubaldo Scanagatta, South Australian National Academy Manager Sandon Stolle, Sandon's father and tennis Hall of Famer Fred Stolle, Australian Tennis Magazine editor Vivienne Christie and Val Febbo.
Join Brett Phillips and Paul Aitken as they take you through all of the latest news after the opening round of Roland Garros. On the show are regular panelist Sam Groth from Sydney, leading tennis analyst Craig O'Shannessy from Paris, along with Nick McCarvel also on the ground in France. Sam Stosur's coach Josh Eagle also joins the panel along with newshound Val Febbo.
Tune in as Brett Phillips and Sam Groth take you through the latest tennis news. The pair are joined by young Australian star Zoe Hives who describes her tennis journey and her future goals. The panel are also joined on the line by Australian Isabelle Wallace who is fresh off winning a wildcard into Roland Garros, along with Pat Cunningham for fight MND. Val Febbo also joins to pronounce the longest name in tennis history.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through the latest tennis news and results from around the world. On the agenda this week is a chat with young Greek superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas. Val Febbo also joins the panel as the trio predict what the ATP and WTA top 10 will look like in five years time.
Join Brett Phillips as he takes you through all of the latest tennis news and results. On tonight's show, regular panelist Sam Groth from Albury, Tennis NSW CEO Lawrence Robertson, Australian tennis star John Millman, Val Febbo and wheelchair tennis coach John Paci.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through all you need to know from the past week in tennis, including a chat with Todd Woodbridge about Tennis Australia's new Hot Shots incentive, former player Nathan Healy also joined the guys to discuss how grass roots tennis is fairing, the guys John Millman's stunning run to the final in Budapest, where the Australians are placed on tour and Val Febbo joins in with the Febbo File.
Join Brett Phillips and Sam Groth as they take you through the latest in the world of tennis. On the show is esteemed tennis journalist Linda Pearce to discuss the Fed Cup, along with regular contributor and high performance coach Marc Sophoulis to chat about the Bryan Brothers' long success on the ATP World Tour. Val Febbo also joins the team with the 'Febbo File'.
The boys from the First Serve are back and better than ever! SUPERstar Grigor Dimitrov and retiring champ Casey Dellacqua joined Brett Phillips, Sam Groth and Val Febbo for another action packed week!
Brett Phillips & Sam Groth returned for their first show since January, plenty of tennis was discussed, Australian Tennis Great Paul McNamee joined the guys in studio to discuss the proposed changes to the Davis Cup and plenty more on The First Serve !
The First Serve team, with Brett Phillips, Sean Munaweera and Marc Sophoulis, discuss the opening Grand Slam of the season as Australian Open 2018 draws near. The team identify the Aussie chances, the lead up form and all the news surrounding the top players. Hayden Gibson from Tennis Only also joins the team in the studio to talk about the hot items you need to take your game to the next level.
Join Brett Phillips, Marc Sophoulis and Val Febbo in the opening First Serve of 2018. On the program is highly talented Australian Jason Kubler, whom Val and Marc spoke to after his victory at the Playford Challenger. The panel also review Brisbane and the Hopman Cup, along with the other results from the opening week of the season. Sean Munaweera also joins the panel on the line with an update on the Inter Regional Country Championships in Victoria.
Join Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken, Sean Munaweera and Val Febbo for the New Year's eve show discussing the world of tennis. The 2018 season has begun with the Hopman Cup and Brisbane International in full swing. Both tournament directors join the program with Paul Kilderry on the line in Perth and Cam Pearson on the line in Brisbane. The panel are also joined by international tennis writer and broadcaster Ben Rothenberg to discuss all of the tennis news from around the world. The usual segments Tennis Victoria and Febbo File are also on the agenda along with much more on the final First Serve of 2017.
Join Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken, Sean Munaweera and Val Febbo for the Christmas Eve edition of the First Serve. On the agenda is a wrap of the 2017 ATP and WTA seasons, along with a crystal ball discussion on what will happen in 2018 and who will take leaps towards greatness, along with who may struggle to retain their form and drop their ranking in 2018. The team also review the season for the Australian contingent, with big wraps coming for Ash Barty, Daria Gavrilova and Matt Ebden.
Join Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken, Sean Munaweera and Val Febbo as they chat about all the latest tennis news. Australian Open wildcard winners Destanee Aiava and Alex de Minaur joined the panel to chat about their wins in the respective finals today. Brett and Paul also spoke to tennis legend Frank Sedgman about his career and his thoughts on the sport in its current form. Kooyong Classic tournament director Peter Johnston also joined the line to discuss the upcoming tournament. Finally Tennis Victoria director of tournaments Andy Reynolds joined the panel for a chat about his role along with sharing some intriguing stories.
Destanee Aiava joined Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken and Sean Munaweera to discuss her win in the Australian Open wildcard playoffs, which means that she will be guaranteed a spot in the main singles draw at Melbourne Park in January.
Young Australian star Alex de Minaur joined Brett Phillips, Paul Aitkena and Sean Munaweera after his win at the Australian Open wildcard playoffs.
Join Brett Phillips, Paul Aitken, Sean Munaweera and Val Febbo as they bring you the latest from the world of tennis. On the agenda this week is a special guest, Rohan Williams, a Tennis Australia high performance coach that has coached players all over the world. He tells the story of his journey in tennis and his experiences. Chief tennis analyst Craig O'Shannessy also joins Brett and Val for a chat about Novak Djokovic. O'Shannessy has been a member of the Djokovic camp for a year and discusses how the former world no.1 is tracking in his comeback from injury.The usual segments like the Febbo File and our Tennis Victoria update are also on the agenda, along with much more on The First Serve.
Join Brett Phillips, Sean Munaweera and special guest Marc Sophoulis as they bring you up to date with all of the latest tennis news. First up the panel review the Newcombe Medal, along with chats to winner Ash Barty and her coach Craig Tyzzer. The panel also chat with Isabelle Gemmel, tournament director of the Australian Open Asia-Pacific wildcard playoff, along with Francis Soyer, director of the December Showdown in Melbourne. Also on the line is high performance coach Ben Pyne from KDV Sport to chat about the brand new tennis facility on the Gold Coast. Finally, Val Febbo joins with the Febbo File.
The king is back! That's right Brett Phillips is back in Melbourne after his recent trip to Europe and Singapore where he savored some of the best that tennis has to offer. On this week's show he discusses his trip and what the events that he attended did well and also what could be improved on. Coaching extraordinaire Paul Aitken joins BP along with Val Febbo as they review the final weeks of the season, along with discussing the Davis Cup final between France and Belgium, as well as previewing the upcoming Newcombe Medal. Sean Munaweera also joins the panel from the Victorian Premier Tennis League commentary box to chat about the semifinal results. Tune into all that and more on this week's edition of The First Serve.
Join Brett Phillips on the First Serve as he brings you all of the best access from the Nitto ATP Finals in London. Joining him for a chat is Adam Hogg, tournament director, who discusses his role and how he goes about organising such a prestigious event. Also having a chat are Bill Peers and Trevor Little, who discuss the year of Peers and how he and doubles partner Henri Kontinen are tracking at the O2 Arena, with words from John and Henri themselves. ATP Executive President Alison Lee also joins the program to discuss her role as leader of the ATP International Group, which oversees the ATP's business affairs in Australia, Asia, Africa, Russia and the Middle East.
Croatian star Marin Cilic is also part of the star studded guest lineup, chatting about his season and how his tournament played out. Leading tennis analyst Craig O'Shannessy also chats to Brett, analysing the tournament and where it has been won and lost so far. Val Febbo brings the latest news from the Melbourne studio, while Sean Munaweera joins the line to chat about the Victorian Premier Tennis League. Tune in for an action packed episode of the First Serve.
Join Brett Phillips on the ground in Milan for the ATP NextGen finals as he is joined by a plethora of guests including ATP CEO Chris Kermode, who discusses the new innovations of the tournament, Hyeon Chung also joins Brett to discuss his season and his week at the NextGen Finals, an event he would eventually win. Also on the show are Sam Green, Hawkeye director for tennis line calling, and ATP Executive Vice President, with both of them discussing the electronic line calling being tested in Milan. Roger Rasheed s also on deck to discuss his future role on the ATP board and what he hopes to achieve. He also discusses how he has enjoyed the event in Milan and what he has liked about the new innovations. Finally, regular panelist Sean Munaweera joins the show to discuss the Victorian Premier League tennis finals held on Sunday.
Join Sean Munaweera, Paul Aitken, Val Febbo and Brett Phillips who is on the ground in Italy ahead of the ATP NextGen finals in Milan beginning this week. On the show the panel discuss the conclusion of the WTA Finals in Singapore, the Paris Masters 1000 and are joined on the line by the WTA Elite Trophy media manager Eleanor Preston to discuss the week in China, where Ash Barty reached the semifinals and booked her place in the world's top 16. Finally the panel are joined on the line by Tennis ACT CEO Kim Kachel to discuss the state of tennis in the ACT and the Canberra Challenger event that just concluded this weekend, with Australian Matthew Ebden lifting the trophy. Tune in for all that and more on The First Serve.
Brett Phillips is in Singapore covering the WTA Finals. He speaks with the WTA CEO & Chairman Steve Simon, tennis legends Kim Clijsters and Chris Evert, and doubles pair Casey Dellacqua and Ash Barty. Sean Munaweera talks Tennis Victoria news following the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner, plus plenty more.