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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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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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Masters Tee's off, Nasty Documentary, Shelton #1 American, Mizuhara for gambling HOF
Jimmy and Brett discuss the 2024 Masters getting underway after a early weather delay in RD 1.
Jimmy talks about being in the upcoming documentary "Nasty" about his lifelong friend Ilie Nastase.
Ben Shelton won the Houston clay court event last week and in the process became the highest ranked American, passing Taylor Fritz.
Shohei Ohtani is back in the news as it appears he it the victim of major fraud from longtime friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who stole over 16 million dollars to pay off his sports gambling debts.
Plus we answer some of your questions on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.
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Sinner & Collins win Miami, Nadal out of Monte Carlo, Masters Preview, Listener questions
Brett and Jimmy recap Jannik Sinner and Danielle Collins raising the trophy's in Miami last weekend.
The ATP and WTA tours make the shift to the clay this week, can Collins and Sinner keep up their hot play on the new surface.
Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week's Monte Carlo Masters. Will he play Roland Garros and the Olympics this summer?
The Masters starts next week, Jimmy and Brett go over the odds to win and give us their picks.
The ATP will test out some new rules for doubles in Madrid this year. Will some of the things they are experimenting with help bring more interest to doubles?
Plus we answer some of your questions on a new Advantage Connors podcast.
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Miami Open, Djokovic & Ivanišević part ways, listener questions
Jimmy and Brett check in on the Miami Open and preview the mens SF's and ladies Finals.
Grigor Dimitrov beats Carlos Alcaraz and is playing some of the best tennis of his career to make the SF's. Jimmy talks about how sticking in there and grinding can help players who are in their 30's can extend their career's
Zverev seems to be all the way back from his injury almost 2 years ago at Roland Garros. Can he win Miami and get that statement win we have been waiting for?
Medvedev vs Sinner is a rematch of the finals in Miami last year. Can Med go back to back in South Beach or will AO champ keep up his hot play?
Novak Djokovic and longtime coach Goran Ivanišević decided to end their coaching relationship this week after winning 9 majors together. What type of coach will Djoker be looking for to guide him the latter part of his career?
Plus we answer more of your questions on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast
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