Episodes
Serena Williams. How can we ever get used to not seeing her name in tournaments again, or wondering when will she come back, after so long of this name being almost synonymous with tennis itself? As Serena Williams played her last match at the US Open last week, Andre, Vansh and Owen get together to reflect upon the GOAT's legacy, how she changed tennis and women's sports, her impact, and specifically her incredible run at the 2022 US Open - which gifted us with three breathtaking matches...
Published 09/09/22
Jack Edward, from The On The Line Tennis Podcast, sat down with Vansh to do an in-depth quarter by quarter recap of the Women’s Singles Draw. Lots of exciting matchups and predictions were made. Some more differing opinions which made this even more fun. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/28/22
Jack Edward, from The On The Line Tennis Podcast, sat down with Vansh to do an in-depth quarter by quarter recap of the Men’s Singles Draw. Lots of exciting matchups and predictions were made. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/28/22
This is a really special episode. The legendary Serena Williams has announced she is “evolving away from tennis” this week in a magnificent Vogue article. No better guest to help Vansh breakdown Serena’s legendary career and her legacy and place in tennis history than Hall of Famer Steve Flink. They discuss her career in depth, along with the influential role of her older sister Venus. Towards the end, we pivot to a discussion on the men’s favorites and title contenders at the US Open. A...
Published 08/17/22
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 @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_Tennis1 Website: popcorntennis.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 08/07/22
Hall of Famer Steve Flink and Vansh analyze the men’s final and what made the difference for Djokovic in the end. They talk about what this achievement means historically. Additionally, a discussion of the Wimbledon performances of Nadal and many other ATP players is had. Steve and Vansh also hit on the Women’s tournament as a whole and give with their thoughts and analysis on the Jabeur vs Rybakina Final. Additionally, Vansh gets Steve’s view on Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian/Belarusian...
Published 07/16/22
Elena Rybakina and Novak Djokovic crowned champions. Rafael Nadal still a beast, but another strike of misfortune with injury forced him out. Sinner, Fritz, FAA, Halep, Raducanu, Jabeur and many more other mentions in this comeback episode of the Tennis and Bagels Podcast! Hope you enjoy :) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 07/14/22
Returning Guest - Hall of Fame Tennis Writer and Historian, Steve Flink, joined Vansh this week to unpack 2022 Roland Garros. They analyzed Rafael Nadal’s triumphant 14th title in Paris and breakdown all 4 matches he played against top 10 players. They analyzed Novak Djokovic’s level and the 59th clash between the 2 rivals. Additionally, the tournaments of Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, and Stefanos Tsitsipas were discussed as well. We wrapped up the episode with Iga Swiatek’s impressive...
Published 06/09/22
List of Rafael Nadal's records: 14 Roland Garros titles, 22 Grand Slam titles (tied with Steffi Graf), 112-3 record at the French Open, won Australian Open and Roland Garros in the same year for the first time in his career. List of Iga Swiatek's records: longest winning streak of this century at 35 (tied with Venus Williams), has nearly double the points as World No. 2 Anett Kontaveit, has won 4 WTA 1000 events in a row (4 of the first 5 of the season) plus Roland Garros. While speechless,...
Published 06/07/22
NOTE: Amazon Prime is free to watch during the Nadal-Djokovic quarter-final ONLY IN FRANCE. We sit down and try to predict what Novak Djokovic will need to do in order to bear Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros on Tuesday, what can Rafa do to counter any of Nole's tactics, and whether any of their previous matches this year present any clue as to what this match will look like. All we know as that we hope for a great and long five-set match. We also conclude with long thoughts on the current state...
Published 05/31/22
Iga Swiatek is the favourite for Roland Garros, there's no question about it. It looks like even in her worst, she is just too good for the entire field. Ons Jabeur went on a great winning streak of her own, winning the title in Madrid and reaching the final in Rome the week after, but ran out of steam against the World No.1, raising the actual main question surrounding Swiatek: who will beat her and when? It would be a devastating loss if she doesn't win the French Open in Roland Garros, but...
Published 05/19/22
Owen is joined by Hugo Durán, an aspiring tennis journalist, to talk about Spanish tennis. They covered Paula Badosa, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Garbiñe Muguruza, Fernando Verdasco, Rafa Nadal, and Carlos Alcaraz. Projections for Alcaraz’s career and some brief GOAT talk included! 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 @vanshv2k Owen Lewis...
Published 05/04/22
The Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers two weeks ago saw many nations qualify to the Bille Jean King Cup Finals taking place in November 2022. It also saw Andre, the creator of this podcast and Social Media at Tennis Canada, get real close to Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Gaby Dabrowski, Francoise Abanda and Carol Zhao! With the tie in Vancouver, Andre got to experience a lot of what it is that makes the BJK Cup special for fans and players, even though the tournament itself may seem to be...
Published 04/28/22
Jack Edward, host of the On The Line blog and podcast, joins Owen to break down Monte-Carlo! Topics covered included Tsitsipas, Davidovich Fokina’s potential, early exits from Djokovic and Alcaraz, and much more. Plus various musings about Wimbledon, randomly enough. 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 @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Check out...
Published 04/21/22
In this episode, we go back to some overall thoughts on the last hard court tournament before we finally embark into the clay court season -- which we've been waiting for a long time now! Iga Swiatek got to extreme new heights, not only winning the Sunshine Double with the Miami Open title, but also reaching the World No. 1 ranking, completing a sweep of all WTA 1000 events of the season so far, and extending her winning streak to 17. And clay is her favourite surface, so it's now quite hard...
Published 04/09/22
This week, Owen and Vansh sat down with a pretty special guest. The famous tennis “Superfan” and Queen of the Desert LaWanda. She discusses her enriching 2 week experience in Indian Wells Tennis Paradise. She speaks with infectious joy about about how unexpected and flattering all the fame she received was (both on Twitter and in the Player Locker Rooms). She shared stories from her favorite players, most notably Nadal and Azarenka. Additionally, we talk quite a bit about Carlos Alcaraz and...
Published 04/02/22
Never are we ever prepared for a player's retirement. But literally nobody could have prepared for Ashleigh Barty's retirement. The World No. 1 was arguably the most dominant female player since Serena Williams, staying at the top of the game for 120 weeks and winning Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and, her last tournament as it turned out, the Australian Open in 2022. What could we say, all the exciting rivalries that could be, are no more, including more of Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and Aryna...
Published 03/26/22
Vansh sat down with the host of Monday Match Analysis and Three - A Tennis Show, Gill Gross. They recap their biggest takeaways from a plethora of players in the Indian Wells ATP & WTA draw at the BNP Paribas Open 2022. They discuss the triumphs of Taylor Fritz and Iga Swiatek in detail. Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are big talking points. Additionally, both of them got to attend the event live and so they share their experiences. Lastly, why is it called “Tennis Paradise”? Follow...
Published 03/23/22
*SORRY ABOUT THE AUDIO QUALITY. Andre's mic cable broke, so he was using the absolutely last resort, the nemesis of any sound editor: the computer mic. What a nightmare. I am really sorry about that* Hi! We were super busy with other life things, so tennis (which was undeniably in a more lukewarm part of the season) took a bit of a backseat place. But we`re HERE! And excited to see what happens at Indian Wells, the Tennis Paradise. Who will win ? Is Medvedev going to find better form, now as...
Published 03/10/22
Grab a coffee, a bagel, sit back and relax. This episode started with an idea of covering Félix Auger-Aliassime's title run and final run the week after, Carlos Alcaraz's ridiculous talent for tennis, some of the WTA events and that was it. turned out as a rant on the current ATP Top 10 level, how Rublev has plateaued, how the WTA is simply amazing right now with the entire Top 10 and more capable of winning major titles and playing fantastic matches, a Wimbledon rant and more. Off the...
Published 02/24/22
Vansh and Owen chat about their favorite Delpo memories: his best matches, how he could push the Big Four, how his physicality was underrated, and much more about Juan Martin Del Potro, now that he's likely retiring as a professional tennis player in the ATP Tour. 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 @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation (and his...
Published 02/12/22
Returning Guest - Hall of Fame Tennis Writer and Historian, Steve Flink, joined Vansh this week to unpack the Australian Open 2022. They discussed Nadal’s 21st Major Triumph in rich detail & broke down the tactics in the final. Where does this leave Nadal in the GOAT conversation? Additionally, they analyzed the tennis performances & future outlook of Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Maxime Cressy, Denis Shapovalov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, and more from the...
Published 02/06/22
Rafael Nadal, winner of the 2022 Australian Open, a double career Grand Slam, and 21 major titles. The lead is his. Is he the player to beat? How close are the next generation of players, those 25 and under, to finally take the lead and become the next greats? When will Medvedev, Tsitsipas, or anyone else finally conquer their doubts and the Big 3 in a Grand Slam final? Andre, Vansh, and Owen discuss tactics, strategies and are probably a little too harsh on Medvedev this time around. We also...
Published 02/05/22
Juan José returns to the podcast to relive one of the most pivotal, mind-blowing matches in history: the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal 2012 Australian Open final. Owen and Juan José talked about the tennis atmosphere at the time, the match itself — why it wasn’t a true epic, micro analysis of tactics, The Miss and more — as well as…Pascal Maria. We realize that tensions surrounding Djokovic are high at the moment, so we completely understand if you don’t want to hear about him during the AO....
Published 01/20/22
Barty-Osaka could happen before we expected. Raducanu gets the worst possible draw, taking on Stephens - might be the best match of the first round. Fernandez could well be on her way to another Grand Slam semi-final. Swiatek could make it there too. And who can stop Kontaveit? This names list is way too long for the description, so go ahead and listen to us chatting about the draw and picking our faviourites to make it far into the Australian Open and possibly winning the tournament! Follow...
Published 01/16/22