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Advantage Connors is an ongoing conversation between Tennis legend Jimmy Connors & Brett Connors. Follow along as they cover the worlds of tennis & gambling on a weekly basis along with whatever else pops into their head that day. Jimmy Connors is a tennis legend having played professionally for over 30 years. His record 109 ATP tournament wins still stands today, & includes 8 grand slam singles titles. Brett Connors is a producer for Tennis Channel and has worked in live tennis production for 14 years. Having also traveled the tour with his father in the 80’s and 90’s this gives Brett a unique view of the sport.
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Elena Rybakina went 5-0 to win the WTA Finals in Riyadh and took home the trophy and over $5 million.
Aryna Sabalenka came up short in her bid to win the finals, but still had an unbelievable year. Can she capitalize better on her late tournament runs in 2026?
Novak Djokovic won his 101st career title in the first Athens Open played in Greece.
The ATP Finals are under way in Turin, where players are competing to win the "Jimmy Connors" & "Bjorn Borg" groups.
Gambling scandals have rocked the NBA and MLB recently, is this where it ends or just the tip of the iceberg?
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Jimmy and Brett check in to talk some late season tennis on a brand new episode of Advantage Connors.
Coco Gauff struggled in her first match in Riyadh against fellow American Jessica Pegula. She then bounced back and won in straight sets against Jasmine Paolini continuing the trend of inconsistency with her season. Can she clean up some of the double faults and unforced errors going forward?
Jannik Sinner picked up his 5th title of the year at the Paris Masters and recaptured the #1 ranking.
FAA continued his good play since US Open in a bid to make the ATP Finals.
Victoria Mboko won in Hong Kong picking up her second career title and making her top 20 debut in the WTA rankings. She started the year at #333.
All this plus more on the latest Advantage Connors podcast.
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Jannik Sinner captured his 22 career title on the indoor courts in Vienna and continued to prove that he's close to unbeatable indoors the past few years.
Joao Fonseca, the young Brazilian teenage phenom won his first ATP 500 title in Basel last week defeating Davidovich Fokina in straight sets. Can he be a challenger to the Sinner and Alcaraz era?
Jimmy talks about taking a photo with a young Swiss ball kid in Basel years ago who would turned out to be the great Roger Federer.
Is the tennis season too long? With so many players quitting mid match late in the year makes us ask if the tours need to reconsider the schedule.
Brett and Jimmy cover these stories plus more from around the world of tennis on a brand new episode of Advantage Connors.
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Daniil Medvedev is back in the winner's circle after almost 900 days since his last title.
Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his hot play by winning the Brussels title which helps his chances for making the year end finals in Turin.
Elena Rybakina captured her 10th career title in Ningbo, coming back from a set down to beat Alexandrova. Can she keep it up and make the WTA finals in Riyadh in a couple weeks?
Jimmy and Brett discuss the 6 Kings Slam, plus much more on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.
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🎙 Special Guest: Desi Arnaz Jr. – A Hollywood Legacy & Love for the Game 🎾
In this unforgettable episode, we sit down with Desi Arnaz Jr. — actor, musician, and the son of television icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
From growing up on the set of I Love Lucy to performing with the hit 1960s band Dino, Desi & Billy, Desi shares personal stories, reflections on fame, and insights into his family’s enduring legacy in entertainment.
But there’s more to Desi than Hollywood history. We also talk about his lifelong passion for tennis, how the sport has grounded him over the years, and what it was like being next door neighbors with Jimmy in the early 70's.
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Jimmy and Brett have recovered from their trip to New York and are back with a new episode of Advantage Connors.
It's been a while since we had a chance to answer some of our favorite listener questions, so let's get to it!
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Jimmy and Brett are joined once again by friend and tennis connoisseur Spencer Segura to break down all things US Open after attending the final weekend.
Carlos Alcaraz has been amazing since Monte Carlo and continued his hot play in Flushing the past two weeks. He has now won 7 or the last 8 matches against Sinner and won his 6th major at just 22 years old.
Djokovic is still the third best player in the world, he just can't beat Sinner and Alcaraz.
Sabalenka was on a mission to win a slam after coming so close in the first 3 majors of the year. Beating 2 straight Americans to do so.
Amanda Anisimova bounced back after her heartbreaking loss at Wimbledon. She has the game to win a major, and now has the experience to build on.
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Jimmy is back this week with Brett to break down all things US Open going into the last major of the year.
Can anyone beat Sinner and Alcaraz on the mens side or Sabalenka and Swiatek on the women's side?
Jimmy tells us what it was like playing is the hustle and bustle or New York City and how it can be a distraction for some while other thrive.
The new mixed doubles event was a success, will the other majors follow suite?
Tommy Fleetwood is again sitting at the top of a PGA leaderboard going into Sunday, this time it's the Tour Championship in Atlanta at East Lake. Can he come through with so many good names behind him? Including Scottie Scheffler!
All this and more on the latest episode of the Advantage Connors podcast.
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Brett gives us a Cincinnati update as they head into the final weekend in Ohio.
Sinner will play Alcaraz in the final for the 14th time in their young careers with Carlos leading the head 2 head 8-5.
Terence Atmane made his breakthrough this week making a run to the SF's, beating two top ten players along the way. Can the he use this as a springboard going forward in his career?
Swiatek and Rybakina have been playing some great tennis and play each other in the SF's in a popcorn matchup.
The new mixed doubles event at the US Open looks to be very entertaining with its new format. Having the best singles players in the world participating makes for some great storylines.
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Jimmy and Brett are joined by Advantage Connors favorite guest Spencer Segura to get caught up on all the tennis action this summer.
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton make a deep run in Canada, can they keep it up through the US Open?
The ball and speed of court changes week to week, is this whats causing so many more injuries in today's players?
Sinner and Alcaraz have won the last 7 majors, proving that they are on another level from the rest of the tour.
We take a look at the US Open odds to win, can an underdog make a run or will the favorites take care of business?
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Jimmy and Brett are back to discuss last weeks Washington results.
Alex de Minaur saved 3 championship points to capture his first title of the season in dramatic fashion.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina played great tennis all week beating two top ten players along the way to the final. But could not close the match out losing 3 championship points to the Australian. This isn't the first time this has happen to the Spaniard this year.
Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Draper and Sabalenka all decided to skip the Canadian Masters this week. This draws more attention to the fact of how long the tennis season really is and the demands it puts on the tops players who go deep every week.
Scottie Scheffler did it again, won a big golf tournament. This time across the pond at the British Open defeating the rest of the field by at least 4 shots to pick up his 4th major so far.
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Jimmy and Brett break down the finals on a Wimbledon recap edition on the podcast.
Jannik sinner gets revenge for the heart breaking loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros to capture his first Wimbledon title.
Iga Swiatek shut the doubters up who said she couldn't win on grass losing only 2 games in her final four sets of the tournament to win the championships for the first time.
Americans on both the men and women's side did well at Wimbledon, can they continue the hot play on the US hard courts?
Djokovic got close again, was this the last time we saw him play Wimby?
Billionaire Bill Ackman attempted to play a doubles challenger event in Newport, it did not go well.
All that and more on a Wimbledon recap edition on the Advantage Connors podcast.
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Jimmy and Brett discuss Carlos Alcaraz winning Queens and what that means for his confidence going into the Championships at SW19.
Sasha Bublik seems to have turned a new leaf the past few months and continued his good play in recapturing the Halle trophy, beating world number 1 Jannik Sinner along the way.
Wimbledon is around the corner, Jimmy discusses some memories from his time and previews some of the biggest storylines going into 2025.
Tommy Fleetwood came into the final round of the Travelers Championship with a lead looking for his first PGA title. Unfortunately he came up short for the 6th time in his career as a runner up to Keegan Bradley.
Brett and Jimmy answer some listener questions along the way on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.
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Jimmy and Brett break down some of the biggest tennis stories of the week on a new Advantage Connors podcast.
Tatjana Maria slices her way through 4 top 20 opponents to capture the biggest title of her career at Queens.
Ben Shelton made his top ten debut this week putting 3 American men in the top ten now. What do they have to do to contend at Wimbledon in a couple of weeks?
The USTA announced the teams that will be competing at the newly formatted mixed doubles event at this years US Open. With some huge names playing does it still feel like a major or more like an exhibition?
JJ Spaun fought off some of the hardest conditions ever at Oakmont Country Club to capture the US Open, by far the biggest title of his career.
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Jimmy and Brett break down an exciting two weeks of tennis on the clay courts of Roland Garros.
Coco Gauff comes back from a set down to beat the #1 player in the world Aryna Sabalenka to capture the second major of her career.
Iga Swiatek has now not made a final of a tournament in over a year. What does she have to do to turn it around and get back on top where she was for so long?
Carlos Alcaraz comes back from two sets and a break down to beat his rival Jannik Sinner in what will go down in history as one of the greatest grand slam matches of all time.
Novak Djokovic continued his good play from Geneva to make the SF's but ran into a red hot Jannik Sinner. Can Djoker win one more major before he calls it quits? Was this the last time he stepped on Chatrier as a player?
Does Sasha Zverev need a new coach? Can he change his tactics and turn his season around?
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Jimmy and Brett discuss Novak Djokovic winning his 100th title in his amazing career.
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Friend of the podcast Spencer Segura is back to check in on the tennis world with Jimmy and Brett. They discuss the latest results from Rome and preview Sinner vs Alcaraz final.
They take a look back at the first half of the season plus check out the latest odds to win Roland Garros next month. Then they answer some of your questions, all on a brand new episode of the Advantage Connors podcast!
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Jimmy and Brett check in on the latest Masters 1000 in Madrid with Carlos Alcaraz having to pull out with an injury.
Sasha Zverev bounced back after a not so great couple months with a big win in Munich beating American Ben Shelton in the finals.
Holger Rune showed what he's capable of by winning Barcelona and beating fellow young gun Alcaraz in the finals in straight sets.
Brett's favorite, Jelena Ostapenko cruised through the draw in Stuttgart beating the world #1 & #2 along the way. The former Roland Garros champ was an underdog in all 5 of her matches and drove off in a brand new Porsche with the trophy.
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Jimmy's back to discuss Carlos Alcaraz winning Monte Carlo for the first time.
Alex de Minaur not normally known for his clay court results has been playing some amazing tennis so far this season. Making the SF's in Monte Carlo and now already in the QF's of Barcelona with a big match up against Carlos.
Jessica Pegula has been on fire this year already winning 2 titles and making the finals of Miami. She is now the top ranked American woman at #3 in the live rankings.
Rory McIlroy finally wins his long sought after Masters title giving him the career grand slam, becoming just the 6th man to do so.
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With Jimmy out of town, Brett guides us through the Monte Carlo draws as we look forward to the QF's tomorrow.
Tsitsipas looking for his 4th title in Monte Carlo, what is it that makes him play so well there every year?
Carlos Alcaraz wins his first matches at the event and looks great heading into his match up with the French man Arthur Fils. Fils the only player to make QF's at all 3 masters 1000's this season.
Djoker loses again to Alejandro Tabilo, which makes us ask what is the 24 time major winners motivation at this point in his career?
The Masters are under way in Augusta, Georgia, Brett is picking Advantage Connors favorite Ludvig Aberg to come through and win his first major. But Scottie Scheffler is the returning champ and tied with him on the leader board going into Friday.
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love this saw you play at Wimbledon got good pix. I'm 65 and still play 🌟 fir u jimmy