The Tennis and Bagels Podcast aims to capture the best parts of tennis, from tactics to touching moments and many things in between. Andre Rolemberg started the show in 2019 and added Vansh Vermani — a dynamo in all things tennis statistic related — and Owen Lewis, a blogger, to the team. As the legendary Big Three head into the twilight of their careers and the WTA approaches a gleaming Golden Age with its plethora of young talent, change is afoot in the tennis world. Andre, Vansh, and Owen ...
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US Open Recap with Steve Flink - Imperieous Alcaraz Dethrones Sinner for Second Title in NYC
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Join us for a special episode of Tennis and Bagels as we sit down with Hall of Fame tennis journalist Steve Flink to break down the 2025 US Open. We cover it all: The excitement of attending matches live at Arthur Ashe Stadium The tournament’s biggest storylines and dramatic upsets How champions rose to the occasion and secured their titles Breakth…
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Roland Garros 2025 with Steve Flink - What an EPIC.
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Steve Flink comes back to chat with Vansh about the absolute madness that was the 2025 edition of Roland Garros, the French Open. Crazy things happened, including singles finals between World nos 1 and 2 in both WTA and ATP sides, a massive victory for Coco Gauff over Aryna Sabalenka, who herself dethroned three-time defending champ Iga Swiatek, th…
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Looking ahead: What do we expect for the 2025 season post Australian Open?
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A Grand Slam can tell us many things. And the Australian Open results still mean a lot - if not more than the other three majors when it comes to clues to how the season will pan out. Owen and Andre talk about all the players that made their mark at the Australian Open, what they expect from these athletes, and what they believe needs to change. Th…
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Steve Flink reviews the Australian Open 2025 with Vansh
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What were the key moments of the Australian Open 2025? Who were the players that truly made their mark, on top of the obvious champions Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner? Does Djokovic need to play more matches? Is Aryna Sabalenka still the player to beat, and even more improved than in previous seasons? What will happen to Elena Rybakina? What does C…
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Australian Open Opinions (Andre's Edition)
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Andre here! Giving my thoughts on the Australian Open 2025 and what I thought was most noteworthy, like: Madison Keys winning her first Grand Slam and whether this will impact the rest of the season (US Open title coming?) Aryna Sabalenka's upset, and how she will bounce back to assert her dominance on hard courts and as World No.1 Iga Swiatek's qu…
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The End (of a few tennis greats careers)
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2024 was a year of new beginnings, and bittersweet ends. Andre, Vansh, and Owen discuss the careers of several incredible players who announced their retirement this year, reminiscing of fantastic matches they played, their game styles, and what value they brought to the tennis world. Rafael Nadal, the eternal Clay GOAT, but so much more. Garbiñe M…
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Steve Flink - 2024 ATP Season in Review
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The ATP Tour 2024 Season was defined in good and concerning ways by Jannik Sinner, the undisputed World No.1. The doping case still looms, but the Italian make the most of his opportunities to finish the year as the World No.1 and take home two Grand Slams, tied with his main rival, Carlos Alcaraz. Join Vansh and hall of famer Steve Flink in a back…
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Join Steve Flink and Vansh for the recap of the US Open 2024! Talk to us on social media :) Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Owen's The Golden Rivalry: follow all chapters as they are released on substack! Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_T…
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Join Steve Flink and Vansh for the recap of the US Open 2024! Talk to us on social media :) Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBAGELS Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Owen's The Golden Rivalry: follow all chapters as they are released on substack! Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_T…
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Wimbledon Recap - Acaraz downs Djokovic again (With Steve Flink)
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At just 21 years old, Carlos Alcaraz adds a fourth Grand Slam title to his name, and a second Wimbledon no less. Though taking on a diminished, post-knee-surgery Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz still proved why he is at the top of the game, and even though Djokovic had enough in him to reach his first final of the year after a major scare at the French Ope…
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Roland Garros Recap with Steve Flink - Sinner and Alcaraz era, Swiatek stand alone
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Vansh sits down with his traditional post major chat with Hall of Famer Steve Flink to recap all things Roland Garros. They discuss Carlos Alcaraz’s incredible achievement of winning a major on all surfaces at the age of 21 and dissect the 2 sets to 1 comebacks against Sinner and Zverev in the semifinals and finals. Other topics include a discussio…
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Madrid Open - Rafa Nadal's farewell, and epic women's tournament
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The Madrid Open is known for being the clay court tournament where big hitters and big servers get a chance to beat the best clay court players. And it seems like Aryna Sabalenka was right on that path, beating Iga Swiatek in the 2023 final and clawing her way into the 2024 final again vs the World No.1 - but this time, the Pole had an answer. The …
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Clay Season: Alcaraz, Swiatek still leaders? Rybakina, Ruud, Tsitsipas rasing their game
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This week, Vansh and Andre have a chat about their thoughts on the current clay season progress. Notably, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud have reached the Monte Carlo and Barcelona finals back to back, with the Greek winning Monte Carlo and the Norwegian taking the Barcelona crown for his biggest title to date. On the women's side, Elena Rybakin…
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Sunshine Double 2024 final thoughts - We're Back!
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A bit of tennis fatigue and other personal stuff had us MIA for a while. But we're back, and just in time for the Clay Season! Looking back at the Sunshine Double results, including the Iga Swiatek - Carlos Alcaraz double, Maria Sakkari's and Daniil Medvedev's great runs to the finals in Indian Wells, and of course, the players of the moment and Mi…
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Naomi Osaka 2.0 - What matters MOST for her comeback in 2024
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Naomi Osaka reached the quarterfinals at the Qatar WTA 1000 event, winning her first match over a top 30 opponent in Caroline Garcia, also avenging the Australian Open loss. She also won back-to-back matches for the first time since Miami 2022. While her tennis truly has seen great improvement from Brisbane, and the rust is starting to fall off, wh…
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ATP Season - the best tennis content EVER?
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Netflix's Break Point cost millions, took months to be completed, several of the most talented people in the industry, and still can't hold a candle to the ATP Season, a comedic 5-minute parody of what the tennis season is like. Players pretending that everything we see is fake, and some of the best acting from your favourite players like Novak Djo…
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Australian Open - men's tournament review with Steve Flink
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Join us in this captivating episode as tennis historian, writer, and hall-of-famer Steve Flink returns to dissect the thrilling moments of the Australian Open men's tournament. In an insightful conversation with our host Vansh, they delve into the triumphs and tribulations of the players who left their mark on the iconic tournament. The spotlight i…
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AO Review - High on Aryna Sabalenka
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A deeper dive into the happenings of the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, as it came to an end this Sunday, January 28! Owen makes a case for Aryna Sabalenka to be the true best player in the world. What are her weaknesses? If not for her own on-court frustrations and nerves kicking in, there are no real vulnerabilities to exploit…
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Aryna Sabalenka wins again: AO Women's final quick review and takeaways
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Andre takes a quick look into Aryna Sabalenka's dominant performance in the Australian Open final, defeating China's Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2. Though Zheng showed flashes of brilliance, it wasn't to be for the Chinese rising star's first Grand Slam final, as she went up against a decisive, confident, and powerful Sabalenka, who looks well and truly lik…
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Australian Open week 1 - Finally into 2024!
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🎾🥯 Game, Set, Podcast! 🥯🎾 We're back in 2024 for more great tennis adventures, starting at the place Andre and Owen long to go back to: Australia! 🌟 Iga Swiatek's Epic Showdown: The illustrious World No.1, Iga Swiatek, encountered a formidable challenge in the form of Danielle Collins. Seemingly down and out, Swiatek pulled off a huge comeback in t…
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Novak Djokovic H2H Rafael Nadal: The Golden Rivalry - Owen talks about his book!
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The greatest men's rivalry in the history of tennis? The most physical in the sport overall? Andre interviews co-host Owen about his recent project, a book about the Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Rivalry, appropriately called "The Golden Rivalry." They discuss motivation for writing the book, the challenges of putting it together, and several tang…
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ATP Tour 2023 season - What did we learn? - With Steve Flink
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Vansh brings on returning guest and Hall of Famer Steve Flink to dissect the overall ATP Tour landscape as the 2023 comes to an end. We talk a lot about the ATP Finals & what we learned. Where does this season rank for Novak Djokovic in his career? Can Jannik Sinner take his strong 2nd half of the year, with the Davis Cup triumph, into 2024 and win…
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Jannik Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup title! - With Ben Lewis
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Jannik Sinner went from triple match point down to beating Novak Djokovic twice in the same day and leading Italy to it's first Davis Cup title since 1976. Not things you achieve everyday! After a supreme change in dynamics after reaching his first Grand Slam Semi-final at Wimbledon, Sinner went on to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Canada,…
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Leylah Fernandez leads Canada to FIRST Billie Jean King Cup title - with Crina Mustafa
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Crina Mustafa, basketball and tennis content creator, comes over to Tennis and Bagels Podcast to chat (and cheer) with Andre about Canada's history-making moment with the Billie Jean King Cup title in Seville. Leylah Annie Fernandez, the 21-year-old dynamo who's been making waves since her epic run to the 2021 US Open final, took on the role of lea…
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Iga Swiatek on top of the World - WTA Finals, ATP Paris Masters, and a quick look at the ATP Finals
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A lot was on the line for Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals in Cancun. A win would bring her her second-biggest title of the year (behind all four majors), and her first at the year-end WTA tournament featuring the Top 8 performing players in the world in 2023. And last but not least: if all things aligned, she would also become the World No.1, overtak…
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