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2023 E03: Tour Wrap, Kim Birrell, Matthew Dellavedova, Emmy Mugisha Feb 13, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of the show wrapping up another big week on tour with the highlight being the breakout win of Yibing Wu of China. Kimberly Birrell joined the show from Orlando after her biggest win taking out the ITF 60K. Tennis Victoria Country Week Tournament Director Andy Reynolds joined. Australian tennis player Matthew Dellavedova was our studio guest with a very revealing insight into his tennis life. Rwandan Emmy Mugisha shared his tennis dreams with us and Lachy Puyol with his weekly US College update, focusing on the Aussies.

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Match of My Career - S01 E01 | Stephen Huss Feb 12, 2023

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Here at The First Serve , we launch our newest podcast offering - Match of my Career. In Episode 1, Host Todd Scoullar sits down with Aussie Stephen Huss to reflect on the 2005 Wimbledon Doubles final where he teamed up with South African Wesley Moodie to create history. Stephen recounts a truly remarkable victory.

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Play USA - S02 E01 | Alex Bulte Feb 07, 2023

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Lachlan Puyol is back with Season 2 of Play USA, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Melbourne's Alex Bulte a sophmore at Florida State University

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2023 E02: Davis Cup, Rinky Hijikata, Storm Hunter, VIC State Grade, College Feb 06, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big episode taking your calls and texts, reflecting on the Davis Cup Qualifiers and a full tour wrap, catching up with Rinky Hijikata and Storm Hunter after lifting the Burnie International trophies. Paul Aiken jumped on the show to talk about the return of State Grade tennis in Victoria, Lachy Puyol in the US wrapping up the Aussies in college this week and we projected forward what the performance benchmark should be for the Aussies on tour in 2023.

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2023 E01: AO Wrap, Competitive Play, Wildcards, Padel, College Jan 30, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with the first episode of The First Serve for 2023 reflecting on the Australian Open, going inside Team Sabalenka with Data Analyst Shane Liyanage, an update on the new Competitive Play Calendar with Tennis Australia's Lawrence Robertson, Head of Game Development and Pathways, First Serve writer Roddy Reynolds on his piece 'Whats the deal with Wildcards' Matt Barelle, President of the Australian Padel Federation on the inaugural Australian Padel Open and host of our Play USA podcast Lachlan Puyol with the latest news about our Aussies in college catching up with Casey Hoole.

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2022 E45: Davis Cup, AATC & Voyager Tennis, Stephen Huss, Peter Johnston Nov 27, 2022

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Brett Phillips is back with the final edition of the show for 2022, looking ahead to the Davis Cup Final between Australia and Canada. A round table coaching discussion featuring AATC CEO Lynton Joseph & Professional Pathways Manager Michael Robertson along with Voyager Tennis Director of Coach Development Ryan Henry. 2005 Wimbledon champion Stephen Huss also joined the show to reflect on 2022 and Tournament Director of the Kooyong Classic Peter Johnston.

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The SA Scene - S01 E06 Debbie Sterrey Nov 26, 2022

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Welcome to the sixth episode of The SA Scene, hosted by Bevan Jones, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month. In this edition, Bevan catches up Tennis SA CEO Debbie Sterrey about her role and also of General Manager of the upcoming back to back Adelaide Internationals in January at 'The Drive'

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Aussies Only - S02 E10: Nicole Pratt Nov 23, 2022

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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.

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2022 E44: Latest Tour Wrap, Shane Scrutton, Lawrence Robertson - TA, Tennis Lab Nov 21, 2022

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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)

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Crunching the Numbers - S02 E09 Nov 17, 2022

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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.

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