Episodes
Vansh gets Jack Edward on Tennis and Bagels Podcast to chat about the tournaments in Barcelona, Stuttgart, Munich, Banja Luka, and we get a lot of depth in the analysis of the current WTA and ATP tours landscape heading into the second Grand Slam of the year. While Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek blew their minds away, Vansh and Jack chat about potential threats to their quest to Roland Garros glory: is Aryna Sabalenka ready to push it to the next level on clay? Is Ons Jabeur going to get...
Published 04/30/23
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Published 04/20/23
Published 04/20/23
The Sunshine Double is over. With no hard court Grand Slam in sight for the next 5 months, does it mean anything for the high performers, Daniil Medvedev, Petra Kvitova, Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner? What role will Djokovic play next? Vansh welcomes Gill Gross, creator of the YouTube channel Monday Match Analysis, co-creator of the podcast 3, and Tennis Channel commentator, and they will tackle many questions all the casual and hard core tennis fans are asking...
Published 04/07/23
The Indian Wells 2023 podcast episode you didn't know you needed: Steve Flink comes back to chat with Vansh about the BNP Paribas Open! Grab yourself a bagel and enjoy yourself an Indian Wells Recap with the tennis Hall of Famer and Historian Steve Flink. All of the main matches on both tours quarterfinals and onwards are analyzed in both big picture and micro-detail. Lots of content rightly jam-packed into 45 minutes. Great listen! Follow Steve Flink: @sflinko Pete Sampras: Greatness...
Published 03/23/23
It's a wrap on Indian Wells! The tournament with unique conditions, hard courts slow as clay, and a reputation as the fifth grand slam, gave tennis fans around the world plenty of entertainment, and nerds like us plenty to think and talk about. Elena Rybakina powered her way through to win her first-ever WTA 1000 title, and did so with a bang: by completely blowing 2022 champion and World No.1 Iga Swiatek off the court in the semifinals, and taking her sweet revenge over World No.2 and...
Published 03/20/23
Daniil Medvedev seems to have found a lot of confidence in his game: with great wins under his belt now, including Novak Djokovic, Felis Auger-Aliassime, and Andrey Rublev, he is truly back to the Top 10 and will remain there. But can he win more Grand Slams? Can he become World No.1 again? We still need to watch more for that... On other news, Alex de Minaur wins the battle of tough conditions in Acapulco, where it seems only he was able to master the humidity. Nico Jarry made the most of...
Published 03/08/23
Another week, another title for Ig... Barbora Krejcikova?? The former World No.2 is coming back from an elbow injury, but seems to have found all the great shots and on-court intelligence that led her to a Roland Garros title back in 2021 - and the key to defeating Iga Swiatek in finals. On top of that, she achieved a major feat in defeating the nos 1, 2, and 3 in the world en route to the title, coming back from a bagel in the first set against Aryna Sabalenka, and a tough battle against...
Published 03/01/23
How great it is to see Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz back in action! Swiatek showed us all once more how dominant she can be - 2022 was not a fluke. While we understand that she got a somewhat favourable draw, it only shows that one must be at their absolute best to challenge here, something unfortunately Jessica Pegula, a favourite here in the podcast, was not able to achieve on Sunday in Doha. Carlos Alcaraz brought back all the swag we missed, along with his great shot-making and tennis...
Published 02/20/23
Too much tennis to follow - and we love it! Vansh and Andre have a chat with Jethro, writer at Last Word On Sport and Popcorn Tennis about the happenings from last week: Wu Yibing defeats John Isner in Dallas to become the FIRST EVER Chinese player to win an ATP Tour titleSebastian Baez - the reason Jethro is here - overcomes his demons and his height to win a title in Cordoba after a long droughtBelinda Bencic shows even more progress by turning her final around and claiming the Abu Dhabi...
Published 02/14/23
Another Post-Major chat in the books with the legendary Hall-of-Famer Steve Flink. Vansh picked his brain on several ATP Playets from Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Andy Murray, and all the promising young Americans - like surprises Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton. They also talk about the amazing quality of the Women’s Final and Aryna Sabalenka winning it in thrilling fashion over Wimbledon champion Elena...
Published 02/02/23
Owen talks to Devang Desai from the Open Era podcast about the Australian Open. They cover the American men (gasp!), upsets, predictions, then talk a bit about Break Point and how tennis markets itself. Breakthrough performances by Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton covered here! But the end cometh. Who will be the champions Down Under: Elena Rybakina or Aryna Sabalenka? Novak Djokovic or Stefanos Tsitsipas? Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh...
Published 01/28/23
Can Rafael Nadal win the triple career Grand Slam and tie Serena Williams with most grand slam titles in the Open Era? Will Novak Djokovic, freshly back in Australia for the first time since 2020, reassert himself as the king Down Under? Or will one of the young guns break through against the two juggernauts of tennis? Listen now and tell us if you agree with our analysis! Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis...
Published 01/16/23
128 fabulous female players. One trophy. Who will win? Without a defending champion since Ash Barty retired after winning the Australian Open last year, things look very interesting in 2023. Can Iga Swiatek continue her jaw dropping dominance by lifting her 4th Grand Slam trophy and 3rd of the last 4, or maybe Ons Jabeur will finally break the curse and win her first major title in Australia? Join Vansh and special guest Myles Davis from Tuned Into Tennis for a draw analysis/preview of the...
Published 01/15/23
Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_Tennis1 Website: popcorntennis.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 01/14/23
With 2022 officially behind us, there's barely any time to reminisce as the tennis season has already started - even so in December, with the United Cup. But we had this one in the bank, and why not start the year fresh with a solid review of all that has passed in 2022 and looking forward to how the momentum - or lack thereof - with carry players in this new, long season of incredible tennis! How's your favourite going to do this year? Tell us in our social media below! Follow Tennis and...
Published 01/03/23
A last episode dedicated to the ATP season! Steve Flink, a great friend of the podcast, sits down with Vansh to look into the ATP Finals and Novak Djokovic's triumph with their keen and analytical eyes - a must-listen to any tennis fan out there. Steve Flink: @sflinko Pete Sampras: Greatness revisited Follow TNNS and communicate any bugs and fixes, or just give them a shout out: @tnnsapp Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBagels Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani...
Published 11/30/22
Novak Djokovic went 5-0 in a dominant tournament. But did he need to? Owen and Andre discuss the ATP Finals champion's campaign in the year-end ATP tournament, and wonder how his 2023 season will go about, particularly the Australian Open. We also talk about all the players who took part in the Finals, and how much they improved this year, what we think are they drawbacks and how much more they can improve - Casper Ruud being our surprise! We end the episode with the good old Grand Slam race...
Published 11/27/22
Vansh unlocked a new level: an interview with Pam Shriver, arguably our most decorated and important guest in our podcast yet. They go over the unpredictability of the WTA tour now, the WTA Finals, which was a great tournament given all the circumstances, seeing Caroline Garcia emerging as the last champion of the season. Vansh also takes a few minutes to hear a bit about Shriver's story with abuse and how the way for safe sport in order to protect vulnerable junior and young athletes is...
Published 11/15/22
The field is set. Who's going to become champion in Turin in 2022? There were some really good signs from Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Félix Auger-Aliassime, and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the indoor hardcourt season. Rafal Nadal, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev have not been playing their best tennis in the past couple weeks, but never count a Top 8 player out - they might surprise you. In the group stage format, everything is possible. Who will impose himself? Who will take the...
Published 11/15/22
Even with the draws, it is still a monumental task to call what could possibly happen at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth next week. With Iga Swiatek leading the head to head against all the 7 other players 19-1, she is the clear favourite to the final title of 2022. But will Jessica Pegula's first WTA 1000 title move things around? Is Caroline Garcia's incredible resurgence make a difference, considering she's the only one to have beaten Swiatek in the Top 8? Will playing doubles and singles...
Published 10/28/22
Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_Tennis1 Website: popcorntennis.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 10/10/22
No tennis fan today has not heard of Roger Federer. Possibly, anyone who has heard of tennis knows at least the names of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. In this episode, we talk about how Federer has been a part of our tennis journey, whether we became fans because of him of if he just was, for a long time, synonymous with Tennis and GOAT. As his final match took place alongside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup 2022 in London, Andre, Vansh and Owen talk about Federer's legacy, some of his best...
Published 10/04/22
Vansh & Hall of Famer Steve Flink did quite the in-depth US Open Recap. Lots of Carlos Alcaraz discussion, defending champion Daniil Medvedev & Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal losing before the QFs, making sense of the early week 1 upsets, followed by a discussion on Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe, and others. Steve gives his thoughts on Iga Swiatek and what made this 3rd Major super impressive. Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Caroline Garcia, Coco Gauff, and others...
Published 09/20/22
Vansh had the pleasure of having on Simon Graf, a reputable Swiss Journalist, author, and someone very close to Roger Federer and his team. They discussed their immediate reactions to Federer’s retirement announcement, and what made Roger such a popular athlete. Simon had lots of great stories and anecdotes to tell on personal experiences he’d had with the Swiss Maestro. We followed this with an interesting discussion on some of his great career highlights and his everlasting legacy on the...
Published 09/18/22