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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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Roland Garros update, Iga survives & Parisian prohibition
Jimmy checks in from Florida where he and Brett break down the first week of Roland Garros.
Iga Swiatek survived a classic match with former world #1 Naomi Osaka, having to battle back in the third set and save a match point.
Andrey Rublev had a tough loss to up and coming Italian Matteo Arnaldi where he had a meltdown on court. Are his fiery blow ups starting to hurt him, or is that just who he is?
Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic and Zverev all look good going into week 2, but who will come out on top next Sunday
After a few unruly fan encounters, the powers that be at Roland Garros decided to ban alcohol the rest of the event. Should a few bad apples spoil the fun for everyone?
All this plus we answer some listener questions on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast!
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Roland Garros preview & Nadal vs Zverev
Jimmy and Brett recap the week leading up to the French Open with discussion about Peyton Stearns and Maddy Keys big wins. Plus Ruud does double duty on Saturday to pick up the Geneva title, his 3rd.
Then the preview Roland Garros with some of the popcorn first rounders, including the blockbuster matchup between 14 time champ Rafael Nadal and Rome champion Sasha Zverev. They also preview some of the futures betting lines on both the mens and women's side. Iga vs the field? Sinner and Alcaraz vs the field? Who do you have taking home the trophies in two weeks?
Then Jimmy answers some of your questions on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.
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Zverev wins Rome, Schauffele breaks through at PGA, Swiatek keeps winning, & listener questions
Jimmy and Brett are back after a week off to get you caught up on all the action on the courts in Rome, then they check in on the PGA championships at Valhalla in Kentucky.
Zverev is back with his biggest win in almost 3 years capturing his second Rome title and 6th Masters 1000 title overall. Jumping to #4 in the rankings is he a real contender next week at Roland Garros?
What a week for Chile as they had 2 players in the final four in Rome with Tabilo losing in the SF's and Jarry getting to his first Masters 1000 final losing to Zverev.
Iga Swiatek is on a roll winning her second consecutive 1000 level title and beating AC favorite Aryna Sabalenka to do it for the second consecutive tourney.
Danielle Collins kept up her hot play making it to the SF's in Rome and has solidified herself as a top 5 player on the WTA tour this season.
Xander Schauffele breaks through at the PGA championships winning his first major and setting a record at -21 under par.
World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested driving to the golf course for his round Friday in Kentucky. He was still able to finish in the top ten of the event, what a legend.
All of this plus we answer some of your questions on a brand new episode of the Advantage Connors podcast.
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Spencer Segura returns to talk Madrid Open plus more
Friend of the pod and multi time guest Spencer Segura returns to Advantage Connors to discuss the latest from the Madrid Open, and what it was like traveling with Jimmy back in the 70's. They discuss the recent run of injuries to some of the tours top players, and answer some of your questions about the old school days.
Spencer is from a tennis family being the son of Jimmy's former coach and mentor Pancho Segura. Spencer played at UCLA and on tour for a short time but then got into law and business as a career. We love having Spencer on for his unique view of the sport and willingness to to give an opinion on anything.
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10th Masters, Costa Rica adventures, & lowering expectations
Brett checks in from off the grid just long enough to record this weeks show. Reporting from the jungles of Costa Rica and a backyard in Santa Barbara, Brett and Jimmy discuss the latest on the proposed 10th masters 1000 and super tour.
Then Jimmy tells us about his sweetest wins of his career, and talks about how having no expectations can be a good thing sometimes.
Plus answer some more of your questions on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.
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Tsitsipas is back, Scheffler wins 2nd Masters, Nelly Korda dominates, & gambling problems
Brett and Jimmy discuss the recent resurgence from Stefanos Tsitsipas who won his 3rd Monte Carlo Masters last week over Casper Ruud. After briefly dropping out of the top 10, Tsitsy is back at #7 in the live rankings. Both players have continued their hot play and are again in the finals of Barcelona this week.
Scottie Scheffler continues to be the best player on the PGA capturing his 2nd Masters championship in three years, winning by 4 strokes over Advantage Connors favorite Ludvig Åberg.
Nelly Korda might be the best golfer on the planet right now as she shoots for her 5th straight win at the first LPGA major of the year, the Chevron Championships.
With gambling becoming more and more accepted in the main stream and even being major sponsors on all the tours there is bound to be athletes who get caught up in the allure of placing a bet. Jimmy and Brett break down a couple stories of athletes getting caught doing just that.
Then Jimmy answers some of your questions at the end of the show. Please keep the great topics and questions coming, we love the interaction with our listeners.
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Customer Reviews
Tennis fan must listen!
Jimmy & Brett break down all of the current tennis news; when Jimmy played with Q&A, world events in the news & have guests from all sports from time to time. I never miss a show. Keep up the great work Brett & Jimmy, much appreciated!
Amazing Podcast
What great insight on hot topics
The father son dynamic is awesome!!
Love the show boys
Great to hear Jimmy’s opinions and viewpoints and love hearing you guys chop it up about the game today.