Our Team
Brett Phillips
Brett Phillips is part of the Channel 9 Wide World of Sports Tennis coverage as an anchor for their French Open, Wimbledon and US Open coverage and through the summer of tennis in Australia, he is the Rod Laver Arena Court Announcer/on court interviewer at the Australian Open, and at the ATP Cup in Sydney.
Shane Liyanage
Shane is a data scientist with a background in sports performance analytics working across multiple sports as a player and coach consultant. He is the founder of Data Driven Sports Analytics working as a ATP/WTA player analyst in various capacities and has developed various self-service analytical tools for tour coaches and college teams.
Daniel Short
Daniel Short is a News/Features Writer for The First Serve and has worked as a sports journalist for Fairfax Media in Ballarat and the Geelong Advertiser.
Darren Parkin
Darren Parkin is a News/Features Writer for The First Serve, and has been part of SEN’s on air commentary team for a number of Australian Open's. He is also in the role of Content Producer for Tennis Australia and is part of the Channel 9 Wide World of Sports Tennis coverage as a producer for their French Open, Wimbledon and US Open coverage.