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Padel Pow Wow S01 E07 Aug 30, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 7 of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast going inside the world of Padel in Australia and globally.

In this episode Hosts Matt Levey and Matt Barelle bring you the latest from the Seniors Tournament on the Australian Padel Tour in Sydney. The guys also bring you the latest news locally and abroad. Feature guest is Pep Stoner from Femme Padel in the UK about how to get more female players into padel in Australia

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2023 E28: Alex de Minaur, State Grade, College, PTPA's Ahmad Nassar Aug 28, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with a big US Open Preview show with feature guest, Aussie Number 1 Alex de Minaur. Tennis reporters Courtney Walsh and Dave Worsley are on the ground in New York in the build up to Day 1. Away from New York, Connor Joyce with the latest tennis news, a Tennis Victoria State Grade semi final wrap, our regular college segment with Lachlan Puyol and special guest Craig O'Shannessy and Part 2 of our chat with PTPA (Pofessional Tennis Players Association) Executive Director Ahmad Nassar.

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The Push: S01 E04: Guest Greg Crump Aug 27, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 4 of 'The Push', going inside the world of wheelchair tennis with hosts Tim Connolly from Hume Tennis and Commnunity Centre (Melbourne's Wheelchair Hub) and current World Number 5 in the world in the Quad wheelchair rankings Heath Davidson OAM.

In this episode Heath reflects on his latest tour success post Wimbledon and special guest is legendary Aussie wheelchair tennis coach Greg Crump who shares his journey in a journey in tennis spanning over 30 years.

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Aussies Only: S03 E07 Richard Fromberg Aug 25, 2023

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Host Darren Parkin is back with another big episode of Aussies Only, catching up with former Australian pro Richard Fromberg who reached a career high of 24 in singles and was a big part of Australia's Davis Cup teams. A proud Tasmanian, who since his retirement has stayed heavily involved in the game as a coach.

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The Grind - S02 E07: Guest Ines Ibbou Aug 25, 2023

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Co Hosts Roddy Reynolds and Pro Player Alex Osborne are back with the August edition of The Grind going inside the Challenger and ITF Tours. On the menu - Alex's back to back titles, shining a light on some names to keep an eye on, doping cases on tour and special guest is Algerian pro Ines Ibbou who also sits on the ITF Player Panel, who shares her trailblazing tennis journey.

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2023 E27: Cincinnati. Yonex, PTPA, College Aug 21, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back in the chair with a full wrap of an incredible Masters 1000 Cincinnati final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. The Yonex team in Australia of Robert Jordan and Athan Georgaklis are in the studio to take us inside one of the sports leading racquet manufacturers. The Tennis Victoria State Grade segment features Miranda Poile from Grace Park after they reached the finals. Our Feature chat is with Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players Association Ahmad Nasaar, Connor Joyce is along with the other tennis news of the week and our regular college segment with Lachlan Puyol featured Geelong's Amy Stevens taking us inside her college journey so far.

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2023 E26: Peter Johnston in the studio, Tour Wrap, State Grade, College Aug 14, 2023

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Jordan Kounelis and Courtney Walsh host this weeks edition of The First Serve, wrapping up all the winners and the Aussies on the ATP/WTA/Challenger/ITF tours. Peter Johnston joins Jordan and Courtney in the studio to provide insight into his role as current ATP 250 Tournament Director, Zhuhai China in September, and Kooyong Classic Tournament Director in January. Our special guest on our weekly Tennis Victoria State Grade segment - Tom Patton from the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Our Weekly college segment was back with Lachlan Puyol with special guests Jeremy Jin & Jeremy Zhang.

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Match of My Career - S01 E07 | Rameez Junaid Aug 11, 2023

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Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 7 as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australian pro Rameez Junaid, who takes us back to 2019 when he played at Wimbledon for the first time and a memorable 2nd round match.

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Crunching the Numbers - S03 E07 Aug 10, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 7 for 2023 with co-hosts Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz, who catch up with Jim Thompson, Head Coach of Virginia Tech taking an inside look at some US college numbers.

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The Junior Journey - S01 E02 Aug 06, 2023

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Welcome to Episode two 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 about the importance of environment and culture in a junior tennis program and are joined by special guest Conrad Singh, who is the CEO of Tennis and Director of Coaching at Centre Court Tennis Academy in the US.

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