The First Serve

Daria Kasatkina was down for the count and on a flight out of New York rallying from 1-4 down in the final set to covercome good friend Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 4-5, 7-5 to book her place in the third round of the US Open.

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Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 with special guest Lachlan Brain - University of North Alabama.

Play USA Tennis Pathways supports athletes who want to go down the college pathway, assisting players to get recruited to a college that meets their academic and athletic goals. If you are a player, parent, or coach and are interested in the college pathway in the United States, contact Lachlan Puyol at [email protected]

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Sean A'Hearn wraps up Tennis Victoria State Grade Semi Final action from the weekend, chatting to the two mens winners - Fawkner - Chanchai Sookton Eng and Kooyong's David Bidmeade.

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Kale Nairn joins 'The First Serve Live' to recap the latest UTR-PTT event on the Gold Coast chatting to winners Naomi McKenzie and Zane Stevens

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Former Pro and two time Australian Open semi finalist Wayne Ferreira, as of right now the coach of Alexei Popyrin was a special on 'The First Serve Live'

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International Tennis Hall of Fame CEO joined The First Serve Live ahead of the induction of Maria Sharapova and Bob/Mike Bryan.

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Welcome to the second episode of the Masters Zone, hosted by Tim Prince which delves into the ITF Masters tour in Australia and around the world. Feature guests for this episode are Aussie David Rogers, just back from competing for Australia at the world championships in Portugal, fellow Aussie Helen Worland from a women's perspective and French-American player Mylene Martin from an international perspective.

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Priscilla Hon is the first Aussie through to Round 3 of the US Open. First time to this stage of a major and taking down top 20 player in Liudmila Samsonova in the process - 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 which edges her close to the top 100 for the first time at 105 in the live rankings. You will hear about her secret weapon 'Eric'.

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Welcome to Episode 5 of our new podcast in 2025, 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 episode is British tennis journalist, commentator, historian and author Chris Bowers. A magnificent chat with a man who has lived and worked through some of the greatest eras in the sport. Put the headphones in and enjoy.

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Brett Phillips is live in New York City for the start of the US Open (a Sunday start) with a recap of the Aussies hearing from Jordan Thompson and Rinky Hijikata and the Daniil Medvedev blow up. Feature Guest is the coach of Alexei Popyrin - Wayne Ferreira, plus Brett's trip to the International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction of Maria Sharapova and the Bryan Brothers and guest CEO - Faber, plus a Tennis Victoria State Grade wrap, UTR-PTT action on the Gold Coast, the return of The State of Play and our weekly college segment with Lachlan Puyol.

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