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Brett Phillips is back with another big show recapping Miami and Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka taking out the Sunshine Double. 20 year old Aussie Pavle Marinkov joins the show after winning his first ITF Pro Singles title, thefirstserve.com.au feature writer Sean A'Hearn goes inside his piece; A year on: Omar Jasika and tennis' escalating online abuse problem. Lisa Harnett and Shane Scrutton f...

Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Newtown is the Owner and Project Lead of Newtowns Tennis (www.newtonstennis.com.au) a privately funded elite tennis centre he is trying to build in Queensland. He joined The First Serve Live to share his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 year old Aussie Phil Sekulic has won back to back ITF M25 singles title in India (Kolkata and Mumbai). He joined The First Serve Live for a chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Serve Mailbag is available to everyone to contact us to share your views on tennis (good, bad or indifferent) included on The First Serve Live on SEN each week. You can email thefirstservesen@gmail.com anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show in the middle of the ATP/WTA 1000 Miami Open as Talia Gibson continues to be the standout Aussie, The Mailbag is back, Owner and Project Lead John Newtown from Newtowns Tennis tells us about a 7 million dollar Tennis Facility trying to be built in QLD, 22 year old Phil Sekulic on the back of back to back ITF singles titles joins the show, Lachlan Puyol...

Michael Logarzo and Beti Sekulovski are back for Episode 2 of Season 3 of 'The Junior Journey' talking all things junior tennis for players, coaches, parents and tennis fans. Feature Guest for this episode is Dr Julia Walsh - a trailblazer in Australian Sport - a powerhouse coach, academic and presenter. Julia is transforming how coaches lead. It is a great chat delving into the player, the coach...

Long time tennis administrator Peter Johnstone has been mentioned as a possible replacement in the TD role at Tennis Australia, having worked at Tennis Australia, WTA and under his own banner as a Tournament Director through the world. He joined the First Serve Live to chat about the future of Australian tennis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Indian Wells wrapping up a big two weeks in the desert, also the latest update regarding the future of Australian tennis post the Craig Tiley era, with long time tennis administrator and former player Peter Johnstone a special guest, our weekly college update and a whole lot more to tune into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Padel Pow Wow is back for season three with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) once again joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie. This first edition of 2026 looks at where Australia is ranking around the world, plus a tournament wrap and special guest joining the guys, the 'mayor of Perth Diego Gonzalez Castillo to talk the WA scene. Learn more about your ad choi...

Our dedicated podcast around the Challenger/ITF Tour is back for 2026, 'The Grind' with a change to the hosting set up. Regular Co-Host Ally Osborne is back, joined this year by fellow pro Tom Fancutt, who returns to the tour after 12 months out. This first episode of 2026 is recorded from Launceston, where both were playing the Australian Pro Tour just recently. This is must listening all year to...

Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 2 for 2026 thanks to Play USA Tennis Pathways, dedicated to the US College space for those aspiring to go down this path, providing plenty of education on the US System chatting to Australian players, coaches and administrators. In this second episode of 2026, Lachlan chats to David Mullins, CEO of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and Ned Simpson from...

Tennis in QLD is back for its third season with host Adon Kronk from KT Academy on the Sunshine Coast. On this episode he chats one on one with with Jimmy Rapkins - Competitive Pathways Manager from Tennis QLD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Qualifying to the QF's of her first WTA 1000 main draw, courtsey of her first top 10 win defeating 7th seed Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. What a week it continues to be for Aussie 21 year old Talia Gibson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest win of the Aussies career. First top 10 scalp in his 13th attempt defeating 10th seed Alexander Bublik from a set down to reach the 4th round of Indian Wells from qualifying and a match up with Britain's Cameron Norrie (27th seed) Also jumps back inside the top 100 at 96 live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update, but this segment is a bit different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Moran is the Tournament Director of the WTA 500 Charleston and ATP/WTA 1000 Cincinnati. He joined The First Serve Live to talk through Charleston offering a record unprecedented 2.5 million in prizemoney this year and the bigger picture of the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Phillips presents this weeks show from Indian Wells where the Aussies are making their mark, in particular 21 year old Talia Gibson from qualifying to the 4th round. A one on one chat, plus the Aussie and tournament recap so far, the Mailbag returns, Craig Tiley in his new guise as USTA CEO, wrap of the Launceston International on the AUS Pro Tour, The Masters MT 1000/700 at Kooyong Latest,...

Talia Gibson is continuing to have the best week of her tennis life, reaching the 4th round of Indian Wells after taking down 17th seed Clara Tauson in 3 sets, jumping from 112-85 in the rankings. Next she will Italian 7th seed Jasmine Paolini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rinky Hijikata has pulled off a great come from behind win to continue his journey into R3 at Indian Wells, taking down 20th seed Luciano Darderi of Italy 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex de Minaur kicked off his Indian Wells campaign with a hard fought come from behind three set win over American Sebastian Korda to set up a R3 showdown with Brit Cam Norrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ajla Tomljanovic in just over an hour dismantled 30th seed Xinyu Wang to move into R3 of Indian Wells, her 4th win in her last 5 matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 year old Talia Gibson has done it - into the top 100 for the first time in the live rankings after her best win on tour taking down World Number 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round of Indian Wells. Next she will face 17th seed Clara Tauson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rinky Hijikata overcame fellow qualifier Italian Francesco Maestrelli 7-6, 6-4 to push into Round 2 at Indian Wells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices