The First Serve

Aleksandar Vukic has returned to the winners list on the ATP Tour after a run of outs since his 2nd round win at the Australian Open def Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 7-6, 6-2 in the opening round in Rome. He sat down with Brett Phillips after carrying the momentum of a semi final challenger run in Estoril last week into a Masters 1000.

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Jordan Thompson chats to Brett Phillips after conquering Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard for a fifth straight time to open his Italian Open campaign.

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Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with Aussie duo Catherine Aulia (University of Tennessee) and Edward Winter (Pepperdine University)

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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Tim Connelly (Hume Tennis), Heath Davidson OAM and Greg Crump (Wheelchair tennis godather in AUS) preview the Wheelchair World Team Cup in Antalya Turkey on 'The First Serve Live

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Professional tennis coach Shane Scrutton from Yarra Tennis Coaching in Melbourne who is also Vice President of Tennis Coaches Australia joined Brett Phillips to look at the current coaching landscape in Australia.

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Brett Phillips brings this edition of the show to you live from Madrid, wrapping up the ATP/WTA 1000 Madrid Open, plus a full wrap of all the other on court results from around the world and in Australia including Tennis Victoria State Grade with CEO Kim Kachel. Shane Scrutton chats the coaching landscape in Australia from Tennis Coaches Australia, a preview of the World Team Cup in Wheelchair tennis in Turkey with our 'The Push' podcast team. Lachlan Puyol presents our weekly College segment chatting to Aussies Catherine Aulia and Eddie Winter and a preview of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast.

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The Push, our dedicated wheelchair tennis podcast is back for epside three for2025 with hosts Tim Connolly - Manager of Hume Tennis and Community Centre and Home of the Melbourne and Victorian Wheelchair Open and quad pro Heath Davidson OAM. Special guest for this episode is the legendary Greg Crump in wheelchair circles chatting the Crumpy Cup, a tournament recap, and a World Team Cup Preview.

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Padel Pow Wow makes it return after kicking off in 2023 and having a hiatus in 2024. Original co host Matt Barelle (the godfather of Padel in AUS) is joined by a new co host Rob Daley (COO of Game4 Padel in Melbourne) as they discuss everything going on - on/off court in the first four months of 2025.

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Alex de Minaur takes care of Deni Shapovalov for a fifth consecutive time 6-3, 7-6 to move into the Madrid Open R16 - reflecting on the match and having to deal with a chaotic Monday where the whole of the country lost power.

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Host Lachlan Puyol is back with his weekly college segment on The First Serve 'Live' for 2025 catching up with Aussie duo Tom Garrett (Jones College) and Violet Apisah (Keiser University - NAIA)

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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