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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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🎙 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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Drums, Drama & Drop shots: The many lives of Desi Arnaz Jr.

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 & Brett answer some listener questions

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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Alcaraz beats Sinner for 2nd US Open title, Sabalenka defends crown, Anisimova bounces back, Djokovic still 3rd best player, US Open recap

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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US Open 2025 preview, Mixed doubles event, PGA Tour Championship

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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Alcaraz v Sinner in Cincy final, Atmane breaks through, Swiatek & Rybakina playing great

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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Fritz & Shelton go deep in Canada, Sinner & Alcaraz on another level, US Open odds w Spencer Segura

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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De Minaur wins Washington, Fokina comes up short again, big names skip Canada, Scheffler wins British Open

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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Sinner gets revenge, Swiatek dominates, Wimbledon recap

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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Alcaraz wins Queens crown, Bublik recaptures Halle trophy, Wimbledon preview, Fleetwood comes up short at Travelers

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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Maria slices her way to Queens title, 3 American men in top 10, New mixed dubs format, Spaun wins US Open

Jimmy and Brett check in on Indian Wells as they head into the final weekend. 

Can Carlos win 3 in a row? What's motivating Novak Djokovic to continue playing considering he holds most of the sports records? Who will come out on the ladies side? Medvedev and Rune make deep runs helping to help turn their season around. 

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Indian Wells update, Alcaraz goes for 3 in a row, Good week for Medvedev & Rune

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