The First Serve

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Aussies Only: S03 E08 Dianne Balestrat Sep 23, 2023

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Host Darren Parkin is back with another big episode of Aussies Only, catching up with former Australian Pro Dianne Balestrat (nee Fromholtz) who reached a career high of 4 in the world in 1979. Australian Open finalist 1977 and doubles champion in the same year, she reflects on a terrific career.

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The Grind - S02 E08: Guest Courtney Lock Sep 20, 2023

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Co Hosts Roddy Reynolds and Pro Player Alex Osborne are back with the September edition of The Grind going inside the Challenger and ITF Tours. On the Menu - Alex compares playing the WTA 125 tournaments to the ITF Tour, discussion turns to an announcement between the ITF/ITA in the quest to go pro and feature guest is Zimbabwe's Courtney Lock who shares his tennis journey.

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2023 E31: Davis Cup, Marc Polmans, Padel, Derek Pham, Newks23 Trip Sep 19, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big show live from Crown Casino in Melbourne. On the menu, Australia's Davis Cup success in Manchester to see it qualify for the last 8 in Malaga in November, but also the fall out of the small crowd in neutral venues. Marc Polmans joins the show from Zhuhai, after his ATP Challenger Runner Up in China, Matt Barelle with an Australian Padel Tour Update. We go inside the 2023 Newks Trip for a group of young Aussies to John Newcombe's Tennis Ranch in Texas plus our College segment with Lachlan Puyol catching up with Derek Pham.

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Match of My Career - S01 E08 | Joe Sirianni Sep 15, 2023

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Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 8 as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australian pro Joe Sirianni, who takes us back to his 2003 Round 1 Australian Open victory over former World Number 18 Max Mirnyi of Belarus, where he went in as the underdog.

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Crunching the Numbers - S03 E08 Sep 13, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 8 for 2023 with co hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz who's theme this time is power and speed of shot, looking at the averages for men and women for 2023 breaking down ground stroke and serve speed.

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2023 E30: US Open Wrap, Tennis West CEO sacking, Rinky Hijikata Sep 11, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big show wrapping up the US Open hearing from the winners and award winning journalist Courtney Walsh on the ground in New York. Also the latest on Tennis West CEO Brett Patten's sacking and our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol catching up with Rinky Hijikata plus all the other tennis news.

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The Junior Journey - S01 E03 Sep 10, 2023

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Welcome to Episode three of The Junior Journey, The First Serve's dedicated podcast in the junior tennis space for tennis fans, players, coaches and parents. Hosted by coaches Beti Sekulovski and Michael Logarzo, in this episode they talk to Ash Norman who has spent two decades in tennis in Australia in the development space and the comparison of being involved in another sport in the high performance development space at Badminton Australia and the comparisons to tennis.

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Play USA - S02 E08 | Cheng Dong & Danny Bryan Sep 07, 2023

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Lachlan Puyol is back with Episode 8 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode Lachlan catches up with Brisbane's Chen Dong who is in his senior year at Louisiana State University and his coach Danny Bryan.

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2023 E29: US Open, Fawkner TC, College, Tennis West CEO sacking Sep 04, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another show midway through the US Open with our correspondents on the ground in New York - Courtney Walsh and Dave Worsley. Jelena Ostapenko and Ben Shelton we hear from after their big wins to secure a place in the quarter finals. Away from Flushing Meadows, Tennis Victoria State Grade Champions Fawkner Tennis Club were represented in the studio by Chanchai Sookton-Eng and Marlino Pasqual. Connor Joyce with the latest news, SEN WA Commentator Peter Vlahos takes us inside the sacking of Tennis West CEO Brett Patten and Lachlan Puyol is back with our weekly college segment with Enzo Aguiard.

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The SA Scene: S02 E07 Sep 01, 2023

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Host Bevan Jones is back with another episode of The SA Scene, going inside the South Australian tennis community each month, in this episode catching up with former pros Dom Marafiote and Helen Rice who are running successful tennis businesses and Jayden Kemp who recently won the Evonne Goolagong Cawley Medal of Excellence at the National Indigenous Carnival

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