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The First Serve episodes

October 14 The First Serve - Padel Pow Wow S03 E08
This eight edition of Padel Pow Wow for 2026 with Matt Barelle in the host chair (the godfather of Padel in AUS) joined by the king of padel vibes Ryan Bougie, wraps up the FIP Senior World Cup in Buenos Aires where the Aussie Crocs competed and they guys also have the latest news around what's taking place tournament wise domestically in Australia.

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27 min
October 12 The First Serve - Peter Johnston - 12.10.26
Long time Tennis Administrator Peter Johnston joined Brett Phillips on The First Serve Live for an extended chat around the Asian Swing, Andrew Abdo as the new CEO of Tennis Australia also taking on the Tournament Director role of the Australian Open and the future of Australian tennis.

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53 min
October 12 The First Serve - Ella Lanigan - 12.10.26
Australia's No 1 Female Beach Tennis player Ella Lanigan shared her story in the sport on The First Serve Live with Brett Phillips.

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15 min
October 12 The First Serve - Full Show - 12-10-2026
Brett Phillips was back with another big show with the Asian Swing of the tour in "full swing" . Special guest in the studio - long time tennis administrator Peter Johnston with an extended chat about the Asian component of the tour, Andrew Abdo taking on both the CEO of Tennis Australia and Tournament Director role at the Australian Open, and the future of Australian tennis.

Also Australia's No.1 female each tennis player Ella Lanigan was a special guest, plus all the other tennis news of the week and your feedback on talkback, text and via email into the show.

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1 hr 25 min
October 08 The First Serve - The Grind S04 E08
Our dedicated podcast around the Challenger/ITF Tour is back for a big Episode Eight of 2026, hosted by fellow pros Alex Osborne and Tom Fancutt.
In this edition, Ally and Tom look back on their year on tour thus far, sharing their travel stories, on court experiences, future goals, and take a look at the Aussies on tour.

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36 min
October 05 The First Serve - Future of AUS Tennis - 05.10.26
Each week the future of Australian tennis is up for discussion on 'The First Serve Live'.

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23 min
October 05 The First Serve - Beti Sekulovski - 05.10.26
Coach and Co-Host of our Junior Journey Podcast Beti Sekulovski joined Brett Phillips on 'The First Serve Live' to chat the WT W35 in Wagga Wagga and her observations of our next layer of Aussie prospects wearing her commentary hat with BeIn Sports.

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10 min
October 05 The First Serve - Casey Hoole - 05.10.26
23 year old Aussie Casey Hoole from Brisbane who won his first professional singles title over the weekend at the WT M25 in Darwin joined 'The First Serve Live' with Brett Phillips.

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13 min
October 05 The First Serve - Full Show - 05-10-2026
Brett Phillips was back with another big show with the Asian Swing in 'full swing' plus the Future of Australian tennis, a chat with young Aussie Casey Hoole after winning his first pro title the M25 in Darwin, Aussie coach and co-host of our Junior Journey Podcast Beti Sekulovski who was at the W35 in Wagga Wagga, about the level of our young Aussie women, plus all the news of the week.

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1 hr 25 min
October 01 The First Serve - Beyond the Tramlines S02 E04
Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2 of Beyond the Tramlines, hosted by Josh Heriot, which explores the stories and journeys of people achieving great things in the world of tennis.
Feature guest for this fourth episode of 2026 is Aussie Louise Pleming from playing to coaching to commentating and founder and CEO of Rally4Ever formed to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our community through tennis and social connection.

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35 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…