The First Serve
The First Serve is your HOME OF TENNIS. Featuring an all year round dedicated weekly two hour 'live' tennis program, the only one of its kind on commercial radio in Australia that is also podcast right here, supported by themed podcasts, a strong online/social media presence and print content via our website - Check out our home at www.thefirstserve.com.au. Heading up The First Serve coverage is leading tennis commentator Brett Phillips. Brett is host of our dedicated two-hour weekly radio show and leading commentator at all the Grand Slams & on the ground at the key tennis tournaments through the year, along with the First Serve team providing tennis content via radio, podcasts, online and in print.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 493
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
The First Serve - News Wrap of the week - 21-04-2025
Senior writer at www.thefirstserve.com.au Christian Montegan joins Brett Phillips to wrap up all the tennis news of the week.
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00:15:49 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
The First Serve - David Ferrer - 21-04-2025
Brett Phillips catches up with Barcelona Open Tournament Director and former world number four David Ferrer
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00:07:29 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Pedro Hernandez - 21-04-2025
Real de Tennis Club Barcelona established in 1899 Historian Pedro Hernandez joined Brett Phillips from the Barcelona Open to shine a light of one of the great tennis clubs in Europe.
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00:08:28 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Full Show - 21-04-2025
Brett Phillips presents this edition of the show from Barcelona, after a week spent at the 57th edition of the ATP 500 won by Holger Rune at the formed in 1899 Real Club de Tennis Barcelona. Club His…
01:23:25 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur into Barcelona QF's
Alex de Minaur continues his good claycourt form into the quarter finals in Barcelona and next is a 4th meeting against Carlos Alcaraz. He chats to Brett Phillips
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00:03:32 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
The First Serve - PTT/UTR Hume Wrap - 14-04-2025
Kale Nairn from Hume catches up with the two winners in the past week of the PTT/UTR tournament at Hume Tennis and Community Centre - Kayla McPhee who defeated Belle Thompson 6-1, 6-0 and Scott Jones…
00:02:32 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Ballkids Documentary - 14-04-2025
Scott Bassett - Director of a new documentary 'Ballkids' lifting the lid on the unsung heroes of the Australian Open joins us.
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00:08:00 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Mark Pead 12/14's Nationals - 14-04-2025
Tournament Director Mark Pead joins us to recap the action so far at Australian 12/14's Claycourt National Championships in Canberra.
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00:04:04 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
The First Serve - BJK Cup Wrap - 14-04-2025
The First Serve's Dale Roberts was in Brisbane to cover the BJK Cup group featuring Australia, Kazakhstan and Colombia to see who would progress to the finals. You will hear from Maya Joint, Kim Birr…
00:06:51 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Full Show - 14-04-2025
Brett Phillips brings you this weeks show from Barcelona having just arrived for the ATP 500, fresh off a week in Monte Carlo with plenty of reflections. You will hear from Alex de Minaur and Alexei …
01:21:28 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur Monte Carlo SF defeat
Alex de Minaur chats after a heartbreaking three set loss to Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 4-6, 6-7 in the semi finals of the Monte Carlo Masters
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00:04:32 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Play USA S03 E03
Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 3 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 Sy…
00:55:58 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur into Monte Carlo SF's
Alex de Minaur after a big Friday in Monte Carlo making the singles semi finals after a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Grigor Dimitrov and then stepping out to play his doubles QF with Jan-Lennard Struff going dow…
00:03:33 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin into Monte Carlo QF's
Alexei Popyrin for the third straight day in Monte Carlo, comes out a winner getting his biggest win of the year taking out fourth seed Caser Ruud. He was a break down in the deciding set snd saved m…
00:04:01 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alex de Minaur wins in style in MC
Alex de Minaur has opened his Monte Carlo campaign with a come from behind win over Czech Tomas Machac 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. He will next play Daniil Medvedev in R16. He spoke to Brett Phillips after the wi…
00:02:53 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin Back to Back in MC
Alexei Popyrin for the first time this year wins back to back matches to advance to the last 16 in Monte Carlo after defeating Frances Tiafoe from a set down. He catches up with Brett Phillips not lo…
00:04:27 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Alexei Popyrin 'Gritty Monte Carlo win'
Alexei Popyrin chats to Brett Phillips after a spirit lifting three set comeback win to open his Monte Carlo campaign under the watchful eye of new coaching addition Wayne Ferreira.
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00:03:16 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Omar Jasika - 07-04-2025
Brett Phillips chats to Omar Jasika after a big week combining winning the PTT-UTR tournament at Hume Tennis and Community Centre and winning the clutch rubber to give Kooyong Men victory in the Tenn…
00:04:00 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
The First Serve - John Paci - 07-04-2025
Brett Phillips chats to coach John Paci from POWA Tennis in Melbourne, who is on the road with aspiring player Tom Neylon playing at the 15K ITF in Monastir Tunisia to give us his insights into that …
00:09:12 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
The First Serve - Play USA Tennis Pathways College Segment 11 - 07-04-2025
Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with Aussie trio Catherine Aulia (University of Tennessee), Tom Garrett (Jones College) and J…
00:06:57 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
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