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The First Serve episodes

April 17 The First Serve - Tennis in QLD: S03 EP02
Tennis in QLD is back for its third season with host Adon Kronk from KT Academy on the Sunshine Coast.
In this second episode of the year he chats one on one with with Gareth Keating, a lifetime in tennis from playing competitively, to a long career at Tennis Gear to his current role as manager of the Queensland Tennis Centre and starting up Padel Queensland.

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39 min
April 15 The First Serve - The Grind S04 E02
Our dedicated podcast around the Challenger/ITF Tour is back for a big Episode two of 2026, hosted by fellow pros Alex Osborne and Tom Fancutt.
Recorded in Timaru in the beautiful South Island of New Zealand in March where they were playing the ITF M25/W35 tournament, they are joined by Kiwi Ajeet Rai, detailing his tennis journey in a ripper chat that everyone who loves tennis will enjoy listening to.
Growing up in NZ, the pride of playing Davis Cup for his nation, transitioning from singles to doubles, lessons learned, and some great tales from life on tour. Sit back and enjoy a great chat.

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53 min
April 14 The First Serve - College Segment - 13.04.26
Lachlan Puyol joins The First Serve Live with his weekly Aussies in College update.

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6 min
April 14 The First Serve - Daniel Jovanovski - 13.04.26
18 year old Aussie Daniel Jovanovski has won the biggest junior title of his career the J300 in Malaysia. The Melburnian is the No.1 ranked Aussie in the ITF Boys rankings and he joined The First Serve Live for a chat.

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11 min
April 14 The First Serve - Alex Bell (Sports Dietitian) 13.04.26
Alex Bell grew up on the grass courts of Yarrawonga, played College tennis, still plays pennant tennis and is an accredited sports dietitian, who joined The First Serve Live to talk about the importance of nutrition to tennis performance and starting the right nutrition from young through elite.

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20 min
April 13 The First Serve - Full Show - 13-04-2026
Brett Phillips is back with another big show asking the question of who the hell is going to step up and dethrone Alcaraz and Sinner after their latest final in Monte Carlo. Michael Logarzo previews the Australian Claycourt Nationals, Alex Bell Sports Dietician is in the studio, also a chat with No 1 Australian ranked boy Daniel Jovanovski, our College segment with Lachlan Puyol and a whole lot more.

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1 hr 24 min
April 11 Team AUS Fail to Qualify BJK Cup finals
For the 2nd year running Australia have failed to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, taken down by Great Britain 3-1 at home in their qualifier.
Hear from captain Sam Stosur, 17 year old Emerson Jones on debut who got Australia's sole win over Katie Swan and doubles pair Ellen Perez and Storm Hunter reflect on their loss to Burrage/Dart which gave GB victory.

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5 min
April 11 Team GB - Into the 2026 BJK Cup Finals
Underdogs on paper Great Britain have conquered the big trip to Melbourne to take down Australia 3-1 and book their spot in the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Hear from captain Anne Keothavong, doubles pair Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart who secured victory on Day 2 and 17 year old rising star Mika Stosavljevic who was the star on Day 1 on debut taking down Aussie No 1. Talia Gibson to start the tie.

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7 min
April 10 The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow S03 E02
Padel Pow Wow is back for season three with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) once again joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie.
This second edition of 2026 takes a look inside all the big tournaments around Australia played in the last month and looks ahead to the World Junior Championships, Open World Championships Teams event and Masters World Championship Teams event.

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34 min
April 07 The First Serve - The Push - S03 E01
The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for episode one for 2026 with hosts Tim Connelly - Tennis Director of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and Aussie quad pro Heath Davidson OAM.
This first ep of the year, discusses recent developments in wheelchair tennis and includes a special appearance by 16 year old Jin Woodman, who is currently ranked number 5 in quad wheelchair tennis. They discuss Jin's experience playing integrated events in Adelaide, his upcoming tournaments in Korea and Japan and his approach to playing against top ranked players. Heath shared insights about Jin's unpredictable playing style and talent.
The conversation also covered Jin's first full season on the professional tour, his adjustment to travelling independantly and his advice for younger players entering the sport.

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44 min

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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…