Getting ‘bagelled’ in tennis is a humiliation.
To not win a single game suggests a mismatch, that one of the players is either out of their depth or having a terrible day on court.
Bagels — as sets that end 6-0 are known, because the zero looks like one — are seen as such an embarrassment largely because they are so rare. Twelve per cent of WTA Tour matches in 2023 included a bagel, according to data from Opta.
