OPINION: HOPE FOR THE NEW DAVIS CUP FORMAT
The Week in Malaga Even with hosts, Spain, failing to qualify, the atmosphere in Malaga for the Davis cup Finals was incredible. Fans...
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Sean A'Hearn
- Nov 28
UTR IN THE U.S VS AUSTRALIA: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
The Universal Tennis Rating has long been a hot topic here at the First Serve and, indeed, across the entire tennis community in...
Jade Culph
- Nov 27
TOP 5 PROSPECTS IN 2024 THAT CAN DETHRONE DJOKOVIC
As the 2023 ATP Tour season draws to a close, we ponder the future of the mens game. Who are the players that are planting their flag in...
Michael Ponticello
- Nov 25
WE DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT CARLOS ALCARAZ
Less than four months ago, an already accomplished Carlos Alcaraz stunned the tennis world by defeating Novak Djokovic to claim his very...
Josh Heriot
- Nov 24
WHY SAM STOSUR IS THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT AS AUSTRALIA'S BJK CUP CAPTAIN.
A new era of Australian women’s tennis is set to begin with the search now underway to find a replacement left by Alicia Molik as captain...
Teodora Jovic
- Nov 23
TENNIS AT THE FOREFRONT OF GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORTS
50 years ago Billie Jean King won the historic "Battle of the Sexes" where she beat Bobby Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a best-of-five sets...
Matthew Nevett
- Nov 21
SUMMER OF TENNIS SET TO BE A SCORCHER
If there’s one thing that’s synonymous with the Australian Open, it’s the searing heat. Players, officials and fans are forever...
Craig Christopher
- Nov 17
ANDERSON ACES ALLCOMERS
The 2023 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships were held at Melbourne Park from November 10-12 with singles and doubles...
Roddy Reynolds
- Nov 16
" I WAS LOOKING AT SELLING MY HOUSE. I PLAY LIKE IT'S LIFE OR DEATH" - DESTANEE AIAVA
After collecting singles and doubles trophies at the W60 NSW Open, Destanee Aiava keeps her tennis dream alive a little longer as her...
Darren Parkin
- Nov 13
DIMITROV RESURGENCE
Grigor Dimitrov is rounding out his best season since 2017, and is on the cusp of returning to the top 10 after the biggest rankings...
Val Febbo
- Nov 12
PROPOSED SAUDI EVENT COULD BE A DISASTER FOR AUSTRALIA
Earlier this month The Times reported that the Saudi Arabia are planning to shake up the ATP calendar with a supposed Masters 1000 to be...
Sean A'Hearn
- Nov 11
2023 NITTO ATP FINALS PREVIEW
The race is on for the year-end Nitto ATP finals, which gets underway tomorrow in Turin, Italy. Always a compelling watch, it is a...
Dale Roberts
- Nov 10
WHAT NEXT FOR CASPER RUUD IN 2024?
This weekend, the top eight male players will meet in Turin for the ATP Finals, but one notable player will be missing: Casper Ruud....
Todd Scoullar
- Nov 5
THE COUNTRIES SHAPING THE TENNIS LANDSCAPE IN 2023.
As the season comes to its conclusion in the next couple of weeks, we tend to look back on the players who made upward moves, or dropped...
Christian Montegan
- Nov 3
THE SECRET BEHIND CZECH REPUBLIC'S DOMINANT LONGEVITY
Australian tennis has regularly experienced fluctuations of talent coming through the system throughout history. For both men and women,...
Val Febbo
- Oct 30
PRESSURE ON UNITED CUP TO SUCCEED
The inaugural edition of the United Cup was interesting, in principle it was a void to fill in the Australian summer following the...
Jade Culph
- Oct 29
THE EUROPEAN V AUSTRALIA LANDSCAPE
The days of junior sport only just being about fun are well and truly over. Well of course as children start out it is all about fun, but...
Josh Heriot
- Oct 28
LLEYTON HEWITT'S HALL OF FAME INDUCTION WILL INSPIRE OTHER AUSSIES
Lleyton Hewitt’s place in Australian tennis is one of profound proportions. This month, Hewitt was honoured with the prestigious...
Michael Ponticello
- Oct 26
HOW TO IMPROVE THE LAVER CUP
Since its inception in 2017, the identity of the Laver Cup has never been set in stone, with there being a clear divide, especially...
Teodora Jovic
- Oct 25
OPINION: COACHING DURING PLAY HAS NO PLACE ON TOUR
The topic of whether or not coaching during play on the WTA and ATP tennis tours should be allowed has been highly debated over recent...
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