The First Serve

The First Serve Live took a look at the Fair Work case going on between Tennis Officials Australia and Tennis Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live Host Brett Phillips catches up with ESPN's Lautaro Miranda Nunez in Buenos Aires for the ATP 250 and a general chat about South American tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BeIn Sports Commentator Val Febbo joined The First Serve Live to wrap the ATP CH / ITF W75 in Brisbane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live on SEN Host Brett Phillips catches up with Petar Jovic (remember the tweener in the AO 1 Point Slam) at the annual TV Country Week in Shepparton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live on Monday on SEN pondering the future of Craig Tiley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live on SEN host Brett Phillips looks back on Australia's loss to Ecuador in the Davis Cup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with Episode 2 of The First Serve Live which aired on Monday 9th February on SEN. On the menu; the future of Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley, Australia's shock Davis Cup loss to Ecuador, the honour roll of champions on tour for the week, former Aussie player turned coach Marinko Matosevic's tell all interview after being investigated by the ITIA. ESPN's Lautaro Miranda Nune...

Former Australian player turned coach Marinko Matosevic has been under investigation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency since 2024 centred on a prohibited method he used in 2018. He has taken the decision to walk away from fighting his case and cease all communication with the agency and wanted to tell his story in full as to why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

AO Commentator Beti Sekulovsi gives her wrap of the Australian Open Junior Girls singles final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AO Commentator Val Febbo wraps the Australian Open Junior Boys singles final Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Liyanage, heading up Game Analytics for Team Sabalenka and High Performance coach Clemens Wagner joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live on SEN to discuss Oreco acquiring Data Driven Sports Analytics and what it means for the future of this space in tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lachlan Puyol joined Brett Phillips on Monday Night for our first weekly college segment for the year on The First Serve Live on SEN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Live is back for its 18th year on the SEN Radio Network with Brett Phillips in the chair live each Monday Night. The first show post AO 2026 was full of great calls/texts and Brett's reflections on a whole range of topics in Australian tennis and abroad plus a feature chat with Shane Liyanage (Team Sabalenka) and Clemens Wagner (coaching Claire Liu) re Data Analytics and our colleg...

Padel Pow Wow is back for episode eight 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 final edition of 2025 edition comes to you from the final padel event of the year at Docklands in Melbourne, as the guys also look ahead to a big January of Padel events in Australia and reveal more and more new clubs ope...

Welcome to Episode 8 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 leading Australian historian Richard Naughton who goes inside the history of the Australian Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Kachel jumped on 'The First Serve Live' to let everyone know of a tribute luncheon coming up to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Mark Edmonson being the last home Aussie mens grand slam champion. 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. For our final show of 2025 included is a chat with 19 year old Jarrod Joyce who has an ATP Ranking having earned two ATP points, but has decided to leave tennis for football. He shares his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve with the latest news, featuring Aussie Sam Simmonds whohas committed to Saint Mary’s College of California in the Spring 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, pa...

Brett Phillips is back for the final show of 2025 from Bolonga following an unbelievable Davis Cup win for Italy. A look back at the year on the road that started in Buenos Aires, ending in Bologna, where thefirstserve.com.au's Christian Montegan joins Brett to take a close look at the Davis Cup week. The State of Play is back with feature guest 19 year old Jarrod Joyce who has turned his back on...

Part 2 of 23 year old Carol Lee creating history from the Northern Mariana Islands has had a breakout year on tour. She joined Brett Phillips on 'The First Serve Live' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

www.thefirstserve.com.au Senior Writer Christian Montegan joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live to wrap up the Davis Cup week in Bologna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a big year on the road for The First Serve, following and covering the tour. Relive a compilation of the best of 'The First Serve Live' heard each Monday Night on SEN with Brett Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for episode eight 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 are at the ITF Wheelchair Masters in China as they record just prior to Heath competing in the doubles final. They are joined by Heath...

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi spoke to the media at the ATP Finals in Turin also to The First Serve Live about the big topics in tennis. 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 Aussie Jeremy Jin from the University of Florida. 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 th...