The First Serve

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 18th October, 2021 Oct 18, 2021

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Host Brett Phillips is back in the studio for this weeks edition of The First Serve, wrapping up the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Australian star John Peers joined the show fresh off his title in Indian Wells.

Storm Sanders also joined the show as she returned to Melbourne after a lengthy stint overseas on the tour.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 11th October, 2021 Oct 11, 2021

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Host Brett Phillips is back for a big edition of The First Serve, wrapping up the week that's been on the tour, specifically taking a look at the action from Indian Wells.

Renowned tennis journalist Christopher Clarey from The New York Times joined the show, as did rising Australian player Max Purcell.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 4th October, 2021 Oct 04, 2021

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Brett Phillips is back this week on The First Serve, bringing you your weekly dose of tennis.

On the agenda this week:

Australian Open update
Weekly Tour wrap
The First Serve’s Roddy Reynolds on his latest piece on Australia’s players in lockdown limbo
Reporter Shad Powers from the grounds of Indian Wells
Bayside Tennis’ John Trickey

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 27th September, 2021 Sep 27, 2021

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Brett Phillips is back for another big edition of The First Serve, recapping the week that has been in the world of tennis.

Rising Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori joined the show direct from The Astana Open in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan Tennis Federation Vice President Yuriy Polskiy also joined the show direct from Nur-Sultan.

Brett Phillips also spoke to Ryan Hanrahan from Tennis Marketer.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 20th September, 2021 Sep 20, 2021

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Brett Phillips is back with another big show, wrapping up the latest tour news, is joined by award winning tennis journalist Courtney Walsh, the pair catching up with John Millman in Nur-Sultan, defending his maiden ATP 250 victory in 2020. Tennis Victoria Acting CEO Adam Crameri also was on the show to chat about tennis now being permitted to be played again in Phase 1 of the Victorian covid roadmap.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 13th September, 2021 Sep 13, 2021

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Brett Phillips and Sam Groth wrap up the 2021 US Open on this weeks show.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday 6th September, 2021 Sep 06, 2021

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Brett Phillips and Sam Groth pull apart Week 1 of the US Open with leading tennis commentator Nick Lester also weighing in, on the ground in New York. Inclusive of the Aussie report card, the future of Nick Kyrgios and bathroom breaks are also on the menu.

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The First Serve SEN Monday 30th August, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

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Brett Phillips is joined by Sam Groth with a big US Open preview edition of the show, also touching on the other tennis news around - Li Tu, Olivia Gadecki, Jeremy Beale and Tom Fancutt and our team at the Paralympics.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday August 23rd, 2021 Aug 23, 2021

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Brett Phillips is back with another edition of the show, with all the tennis news of the week including reflecting on the success of Ash Barty and Sam Stosur in Cincinatti. Award winning tennis journalist Linda Pearce weighed in on that, plus a look ahead to the US Open as Novak Djokovic attempts the calendar slam. Also on the show, Bill Fourlis, the father of Australian pro Jaimee Fourlis who won her 4th ITF Title over the weekend.

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The First Serve SEN, Monday August 16th, 2021 Aug 16, 2021

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This week on The First Serve, host Brett Phillips opened the show by reviewing the week that has been on the tour.

Maurice Gleeson OAM joined the show to talk about blind tennis in Australia.

Host of the Control the Controllables Podcast Daniel Kiernan also joined the show to talk about his podcast and his academy in Spain

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