Bagel Bites: Ooooooooof

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• Previously on The Bagel: Bring back pop-punk.
• Juan Carlos Ferrero gave an interview to MARCA and Stephanie Livaudais at Tennis.com did us all a favor and translated it. All in all, this whole thing just sounds really rough. (Tennis.com)

“Everything seemed like it was set to continue,” Ferrero said. “It’s true that when the year ends, there are certain things at the contract level that have to be looked at. And as in any new contract, looking ahead to next year, there were certain things on which we did not agree…

“It may be that they could have been saved if we had sat down to talk, but in the end we didn’t sit down and we decided not to continue.”

• Here's an update from Danielle Collins via Instagram:

"Wanted to come on here and give everyone a little update since everyone has been asking! I’ve been taking the last few months off to recover from the back injury I had at the end of the season. I’ve also been undergoing a few egg freezing procedures 🥳🥚 It’s been one of the coolest things I’ve honestly ever done! But at the same time these hormones I have had to be on are a real b**** 🤣🎢 I am so fortunate for the friends that have been helping take care of me during this time 🤍 I have one more procedure to go. With all of this, I will not be competing during the first part of the year. But you will be seeing me in a different capacity with @tennischannel 🎤 This is all I will be sharing for now. More updates to come 😉"

• After shutting down her season a bit early, Daria Kasatkina says she's ready to go. (Tennis Australia)
• Not ready to go: Jack Draper. He's out of the Aussie swing as he continues to recover from the arm injury that ended his season. Billy Harris will take his spot at United Cup alongside Emma Raducanu.(BBC)
• Always read Tumaini. (The Guardian)

• Venus got married! And Vogue has all the deets! (Vogue)
• Gil Gross caught up with Lorenzo Musetti. (YouTube)
• Lots of dissing in 2025. (SI.com)

• Alex DeMinaur goes for that old Hollywood glam look. (Esquire.au)
• Much deserved: Jessica Pegula takes the WTA's Karen Krantzke Sportsmanship Award, Coco Gauff takes home the Diamond ACES, and Amanda Anisimova's coach Hendrik Vleeshouwers takes Coach of the Year. (WTA)

• Joao Lucas Reis da Silva is Outsports' Male Athlete of the Year.
• Bianca Andreescu is reportedly opting out of the Australian Open, where she'd have to play qualies, and instead entered a 35K ITF. (Yahoo.au)
• The Athletic looks back on the 2025 WTA Season. (The Athletic via Yahoo!)

• JEN BRADY IS ON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING LIST I REPEAT AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINALIST JENNIFER "JENNY" BRADY IS ON THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING LIST. (TennisNow)
• Dan Kaplan reporting the ATP/WTA commercial merger talks will take longer than other reports might have indicated. No surprise, if you as ask me (you didn't). (Front Office Sports)
• It was fun to be a part of this list that isn't going to piss people off AT ALL: The 25 Best Matches of the Century. (The Second Serve)
• Please enjoy this perfect video:

• Hope everyone is having a wondrous holiday season! Soak in these final pre-tennis days, friends. I showed ISLE OF DOGS to my nieces and they liked it! That's a big dub for me to end the year.
• If these Bagels have been fun for you, feel free to let people know that I do them! The more the merrier.