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Brett Phillps is in Turin presenting this weeks show recapping the ATP Finals and Australia's Billie Jean King Cup win. He also chats to ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi, plus Peter Johnstone from the Kooyong Classic with an updated player field. The State of Play is back, plus a feature chat with Carol Lee and her great rise on the tour this year, making history from the Northern Mariana Islands, plus our college segment and lots more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Tennis in QLD, host Adon Kronk chats one on one with Tennis QLD Chairperson Jane Prentice about her role and the bigger picture of overseeing tennis in a state as big as QLD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo are back for episode ten for 2025, unpacking the junior tennis landscape in Australia. In this episode, feature guest is the very experienced Slovakian coach Vladimir Platenik who has coached some of the biggest names on the WTA Tour who is currently working with a top 10 junior on her journey. A great listen for players, parents and coaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week on The First Serve, we present The State of Play, going inside the Australian tennis landscape and what our future looks like on the world stage. This week, we reveal a very interesting letter from the inside which might resonate back home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve with the latest news, featuring Lily Taylor: Sophomore at Arizona State University in Phoenix. Lily is from Brisbane. Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis Australia's Frances Soyer joined The First Serve Live to wrap up the winner of the 12/14's De Minaur Junior Tour Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our trip to the WTA Finals in Riyadh, 20 year old Saudi Arabian Bader Idrees (aspiring pro and hitting partner for the players) joined us to take us inside his journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is live in Turin for the ATP Finals after Alex de Minaur's opening day appearance. The full honour roll of champions of the past week, plus going inside his week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the WTA Finals including special guest Bader Idrees, Saudi aspiring pro. The State of Play is back, going inside the Australian tennis landscape with an interesting letter, plus a wrap of the 12/14 De Minaur Junior Tour finals and our weekly college segment. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 10 for 2025 thanks to Play USA Tennis Pathways, dedicated to the US College space for those aspiring to go down this path, providing plenty of education on the US System chatting to Australian players, coaches and administrators. In this tenth and final episode of the year, Lachlan chats to Nikita Volonski from Sydney who is in his junior year at the University of Tulsa, and Melbourne tennis coach John Paci from POWA Tennis at Eildon Park about his observations of the deficiences of the ITF Tour and how College can bridge that gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week on The First Serve, we present The State of Play, going inside the Australian tennis landscape and what our future looks like on the world stage. This week, we decided to reflect on an interview we aired three years this week with Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley about the State of Australian tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis Tragic Roddy Reynolds and Tennis Pro Alexandra (Ally) Osborne are back for a great episode ten of The Grind to round out 2025, our dedicated monthly podcast focusing on the Challenger/ITF tours. In this episode, Ally recaps her 9 months on the road, a look back at the last month on the Australian Pro Tour, and looking ahead to the three events left on the Challenger/ITF Tour in Australia for this year playing for a AO Wildcard and Ally reflects on her time sitting on the ITF Player Panel and the gains made over the last four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis Australia's Frances Soyer spoke to Brett Phillips about this weeks Australian Junior Tour Finals in Sydney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve with the latest news, featuring Melbourne's Steffi Webb with her announcement signing. Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is live in Saudi Arabia for the WTA Finals with a few tech difficulties, but managed to get this edition to air, including The State of Play - a recap of the TA CEO Craig Tiley interview, three years this week, plus Aaron Klump the first ever coach of Adam Walton, Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment, beIN Sports Commentator Beti Sekulovski recaps the Aussie pro tour in Brisbane over the weekend, plus a recap of the tennis news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Klump is the first ever coach of Australian top 100 player Adam Walton, who joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live to talk about his journey, also offering up some thoughts about the general state of the game in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 7 of our new podcast in 2025, Beyond the Tramlines, hosted by Josh Heriot, which explores the stories and journeys of people achieving great things in the world of tennis. Feature guest for this episode is Aussie aspiring pro Sam Dineen from Melbourne who is tackling the college pathway as an entry point to the pro ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex de Minaur has taken down Karen Khachanov in straight sets in just over an our to progress through to the QF's of the Paris Masters and also lock in a spot in the season ending ATP Finals in Turin. Chatting to Brett Phillips post match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To open his ATP Masters 1000 Paris campaign, Aussie Number 1 Alex de Minaur has had to overcome talented young Canadian Gabriel Diallo (World Number 41) 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the Round 16, edging closer to securing his spot for Turin. Chatting to Brett Phillips as he stepped off court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Masters Zone, hosted by Tim Prince which delves into the ITF Masters tour in Australia and around the world. Feature guests for this episode are Joerg Pfuhl author of a great book about his journey and experiences playing the ITF Masters Tour and respected Australian coach Matt Gregory about coaching older players, plus a full tournaments wrap up from October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with the latest instalment of 'The State of Play' going inside the landscape of Australian tennis with more of your correspondence and a special guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live chatted to Tim Connelly from Hume Tennis and Community Centre after his recent induction into the Tennis Coaches Australia Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

beIn Sports Commentator Beti Sekulovski gave us the low down on the latest stop on the Australian Pro Tour for the men and women in Brisbane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve with the latest news. Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Paris for the final ATP Masters 1000 for the year, taking a look back at the honour roll for the week, The State of Play returns going inside the Australian tennis landscape, TCA Hall of Famer Tim Connelly jumps on and all the other news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Padel Pow Wow is back for episode seven of 2025 with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) once again joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie. This edition focuses on the FIP (International Padel Federation) Asia Cup where our Aussie men and women both made the semi finals. They did go down to the UAE and Japan (both eventual champions) and then our men claimed the bronze medal defeating Iran in the 3/4 playoff, while our women finished fourth going down to Indonesia in the 3/4 playoff. This edition was recorded just prior to the semi finals. Also the guys taking a look at the news back home with upcoming tournaments and more clubs opening around Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for episode seven for 2025 with hosts Tim Connelly - Manager of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and Aussie quad pro Heath Davidson OAM. Tim and Heath reflect back on the US Open and the new Washington tournament lead in and the recent European tour taking in Sardinia and the French Riveria. Also looking ahead to the Australian summer of tennis and the planned integration of wheelchair events into the able bodied calendar and a discussion around the wheelchair junior development space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 with the latest news. Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coach, Businessman, Commentator and founder of UTS (Universal Tennis Showdown) Patrick Mouratoglou joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live with UTS launching in Hong Kong for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with the latest instalment of 'The State of Play' going inside the landscape of Australian tennis with more of your correspondence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips brings this weeks show from Vienna for the ATP 500, saluting the honour role of champions over the past week on the ATP/WTA Tours, also looking back at attending the UTS in Hong Kong with a feature chat with founder Patrick Mouratoglou, the State of Play returns, going inside the Australian tennis landscape, our college segment, plus all the other tennis news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Tennis in QLD, host Adon Kronk chats to a Queenslander who played college tennis in the USA where he also went on to coach and in returning to Australia became National Head coach in WA, then National Women's coach at the NTA in Brisbane. He is currently the Director of Coaching at Tennis Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo are back for episode nine for 2025, unpacking the junior tennis landscape in Australia. In this episode, feature guest is Aussie pro and former junior world number one Daria Saville who shares her junior journey from the experiences gained to the lessons learned. It is a great chat for all players, coaches, parents and tennis fans to listen into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with the latest instalment of 'The State of Play' going inside the landscape of Australian tennis with more of your correspondence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show having touched down in Hong Kong from Shanghai for this weeks Universal Tennis Showdown (UTS). Looking back on the unbelievable win by Monaco's Valentin Vacherot at the Shanghai Masters, we reveal more on the Alex de Minaur hip issue, The State of Play is back going inside the Australian Tennis Landscape and our future on the world stage, our regular College segment with Lachlan Puyol, an ITF Darwin wrap plus lots of other tennis news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 9 for 2025 thanks to Play USA Tennis Pathways, dedicated to the US College space for those aspiring to go down this path, providing plenty of education on the US System chatting to Australian players, coaches and administrators. In this ninth episode of the year, Lachlan chats to Jake Bucek from Geelong who is in his sophmore year at Copiah Lincoln Community College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis Tragic Roddy Reynolds and Tennis Pro Alexandra (Ally) Osborne are back for a great episode nine of The Grind for 2025, our dedicated monthly podcast focusing on the Challenger/ITF tours.. In this episode, Ally's travel challenges, young guns Lilli Tagger (Austria) and Emerson Jones (Australia) in focus, feature guest is Burundi trailblazer Sada Nahamina (a great listen) along with player and tournament of the month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis Australia Competitive Play Co-ordinator Sean Spralja joined The First Serve Live to wrap up the first ever Green Ball 10u Nationals held in Adelaide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

bein Sports Commentator Val Febbo, wraps up the past week of the Australian Pro Tour in Darwin featuring the ITF35. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State of Play is our look at the Australian tennis landscape on a global stage featured on ' The First Serve Live' each week. This week's segment was your continued feedback around the resignation of Paul Vassalo - Director of Talent at Tennis Australia and further correspondence that came into the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Shanghai for the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters where Aussie No 1 Alex de Minaur is featuring, speaking to Alex. The State of Play (inside the Australian tennis landscape) is back with a lot of feedback coming in post our show last week on the recent departure of Director of Talent Paul Vassalo. We chat Green Ball Nationals - 10u and its debut with TA's Sean Spralja, our college segment with Lachlan Puyol and Kenny Nouchi from Yonex, takes us inside its reach in Japan + lots more in the world of tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a first round bye Alex de Minaur is through to R3 of the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Camilo Ugo Carabelli - reflecting on the win, the slow courts and also looking back at his match vs. Jannik Sinner in the semi finals of Beijing earlier in the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State of Play is our look at the Australian tennis landscape on a global stage featured on ' The First Serve Live' each week. This week's segment featured a discussion around the resignation of Paul Vassalo - Director of Talent at Tennis Australia and your correspondence that came into the show along with some details from the Gemba Report reviewing Tennis Australia's Competitive Play structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Australian Pro Tour spending the fortnight in Darwin, Tennis NT CEO Tania Tandora joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feature guest on 'The First Serve Live' was ATP Executive Vice President - International Region inc Australia, Asia, Middle East and Africa - Alison Lee, 28 years with the ATP based out of their Sydney office. Brett Phillips sat down with Alison in Tokyo at the Japan Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Tokyo for the ATP 500 Japan Open with special guest Alison Lee - Executive Vice President of the ATP International Region including Asia. A look back on Laver Cup 2025, plus the State of Play (inside the Australian tennis landscape) on the recent departure of Director of Talent Paul Vassalo and what that means plus a chat with Tennis NT CEO Tania Tandora about the Australian Pro Tour returning to the top end......plus lots lots more from a big week in tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 6 of our new podcast in 2025, Beyond the Tramlines, hosted by Josh Heriot, which explores the stories and journeys of people achieving great things in the world of tennis. Feature guest for this episode is founder of The First Serve - Brett Phillips, sharing his journey as a long time tennis broadcaster and the evolution of The First Serve as a leading independent tennis content provider based out of Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the third episode of the Masters Zone, hosted by Tim Prince which delves into the ITF Masters tour in Australia and around the world. Feature guests for this episode are ex pro Wayne Pascoe and Stephen Dance who are #1 in the world for M70's doubles joined with Shaun Summers who is organising the first MT100 event in Tasmania along with another ex pro Janne Hedman from Sweden, who is currently coaching in Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in to Team Europe - Yannik Noah (c), Tomas Machac, Flavio Cobolli, Jakub Mensik, Tim Henman (vc), Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz ahead of Laver Cup 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aussie tennis legend Pat Rafter is the new assistant team captain of Team World for this years Laver Cup. He catches up with our Brett Phillips in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 year old Brazilian Joao Fonseca is the youngest ever to play in the Laver Cup. He caught up with our Brett Phillips in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices