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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. Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? shopify.com/connors for your $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy and Brett discuss Novak Djokovic winning his 100th title in his amazing career. Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! shopify.com/connors for your $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Alcaraz takes home the Rotterdam trophy capturing his first indoor title and 17th overall defeating Alex di Minaur in 3 sets. Denis Shapovalov beats 3 top ten players on his way to capturing the biggest title of his career indoors in Dallas. New mother Belinda Bencic is back only 10 months after having her daughter Bella winning Abu Dhabi beating American Ashlyn Krueger in 3 sets. Eagles crush the Chiefs in the super bowl, getting revenge from 2 seasons ago. Brett and Jimmy get us caught up on the golf from the last two week in Pebble Beach and Waste Management. Luka Doncic is a Laker after a blockbuster deal sent Anthony Davis to the Mavs in return for the 25 year old all star. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great week! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy and Brett are back to recap an exciting two weeks down under at the 2025 Australian Open. Sinner continues to dominate the mens tour picking up his 3rd major in the last 12 months and backing up his AO victory in 2024. The Italian didn't drop a set from the QF's on and didn't face a break pt in the final against Zverev. American Madison Keys breaks through to win her first major, defeating the best players on tour to do so. Sasha Zverev has been playing some of the best tennis of his career the past year or so, and made another deep run in a major losing in straight sets to Sinner in the finals. What can the German do to improve and maybe someday win that elusive major that has eluded him so far in his career? Ben Shelton played some great tennis getting to the SF's in Melbourne, what can he do to get a little more consistent week in and week out this season? Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great week! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We check in on the Australian Open on the latest episode of the Advantage Connors Podcast. Medvedev, Rublev, and Tsitsipas all went out in the first week of the AO. With the emergence of so many good young players are the opportunities in slams running out? Jack Draper went 5 sets in his first 3 rounds down under, will he have anything left for his match with Carlos Alcaraz? What experience can he take from gutting out so many long grueling matches? Friend of the pod Danielle Collins stirred up the Aussie crowds with her 2nd round win over local favorite Destanee Aiava. Sponsor: Shopify-$1 per month trial at Shopify.com/connors Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great holiday season! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking off season 6 with a bang as we head down under to preview the 2025 Australian Open. We look at the odds for the favorites to win on both the men's and women's side. Naomi Osaka was forced to retire up a set in the finals of Auckland on Sunday, but Jimmy is optimistic about her comeback to the game. Can she return to her major winning ways in 2025? Coco Gauff defeated Iga Swiatek and helped propel team USA to a win at the United Cup last week. That's 2 wins in a row for Gauff against Swiatek who had dominated their head to head up to that point, what has Coco figured out? Alexander Bublik made some comments this week about the "circus" surrounding Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal's retirements. Hideki Matsuyama broke the PGA record for lowest score ever in an event by posting -35 to win The Sentry in Kapalua over the weekend. Could this mean a 2nd green jacket could be in order later this year at the Masters for the Japanese player? Plus we answer some of your questions as we kickoff season 6 of the Advantage Connors podcast! Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code CONNORS15 at theperfectjean.nyc Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great holiday season! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back with part 2 of our conversation with Spencer Segura talking some old school tennis and what's ahead for 2025. This is the last episode of 2024 for Advantage Connors but we will be back next month to kick off season 6. Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great holiday season! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @SeguraSpencer Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend and frequent guest Spencer Segura joins Advantage Connors for the year end episode of the show. Spencer and Jimmy talk about some old school stories from their days at UCLA and what it was like having a parent as a tennis coach. Then some of the big stories from the 2024 season and an early look at the Australian Open betting odds to win. The guys had so much fun chatting that it will be broken up into two episodes with part two dropping on December 30th. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, share us with a friend and leave us a 5 star review if you like what we do. We appreciate all of our listeners and hope everyone has a great holiday season! Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @SeguraSpencer Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We check in on Jimmy's foot, Scheffler wins again and answer some listener questions on a brand new episode of the Advantage Connors podcast. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy and Brett are back after a break to talk the Thanksgiving holiday with the family. There was a golf cart incident at the club Insurance salesman gunned down on the streets on New York Del Potro says goodbye at his event in Argentina with the help of friend Novak Djokovic Andy Murray to coach Djokovic in 2025 Should players get paid to play the Ryder Cup/Davis Cup? Listener questions get answered on a brand new episode of the Advantage Connors podcast. Sponsor: betterhelp.com/connors to get 10% off your first month Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Iron Mike Tyson set to fight Youtuber Jake Paul this week we decided to throw it back to our conversation with the former heavyweight champ back in 2020. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexander Zverev took home his second Masters 1000 title of the year in Paris last week and moved into the #2 ATP ranking as a result. Carlos Alcaraz didn't like the fast court speed in Paris, Jimmy talks about how playing on faster courts makes you have to change your tactics. Dodgers win the World Series beating the New York Yankees in 5 games and bring the trophy back to LA. Sponsor: betterhelp.com/connors to get 10% off your first month Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dominic Thiem played his last ATP level match this week in Vienna, Brett and Jimmy discuss his impact on the game the past ten years. Off court coaching is here to stay, much to the dismay of Jimmy who believes tennis is a one on one sport where the players should figure it out for themselves out there. Plus they answer your listener questions on a brand new episode of the Advantage Connors podcast! Sponsor: betterhelp.com/connors to get 10% off your first month Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy and Brett are back after a few weeks off to check in on the tennis world. Rafael Nadal announced that he will be retiring after he competes in the Davis Cup competition in November. Jannik Sinner won the Shanghai Masters 1000 last week giving him 7 titles on the year including the two hard court majors. He still has the WADA investigation hovering over all that he has accomplished this season. Then they answer some listener questions and pay tribute to friend of the pod and MLB legend Pete Rose who passed away last month. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @Finefocusla Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are throwing it back to one of our classic episodes with golf legend Gary Player who joined us back in 2020. Enjoy! Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @Finefocusla Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy and Brett recap an exciting couple of week in Flushing Meadows with Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka taking home the titles. Americans showed up on both the men's and women's side with Pegula, Navarro, Tiafoe and Fritz making it to the SF's. Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro caused a discussion online about how being daughters of billionaire's makes for an unfair advantage in the game of tennis. Jimmy disagrees. Is the tennis season too long? We answer this plus more on our US Open recap edition of the Advantage Connors podcast Sponsor: Truenutrition.com with promo code CONNORS for 15% off your entire order Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @Finefocusla Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett checks in from his Queens hotel room to talk all things US Open with Jimmy who's back in Santa Barbara golfing. Alcaraz and Djokovic are both upset within 24 hours of each other opening up the draw for a new US Open champion on the men's side. Jannik Sinner has had to deal with the talk surrounding his recent doping case, can he block out the talk and win a second major this year? Daniil Medvedev is the only remaining player with a US Open to his name, can he bring home major #2 next week? It's been 21 years since an American man won in Flushing Meadows, with 4 remaining in the draw can this be the year? Can Scottie Scheffler bring home the Tour Championships this weekend at East Lake in Atlanta? Sponsor: takethesis.com and use code CONNORS to save $60 on your first subscription order when you sign up for Thesis Follow us on - Twitter - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella Facebook - Jimmy Connors official Facebook page Leave your questions/topics/or links to stories you want us to talk about next week on Jimmy's official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices