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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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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.

    Masters Tee's off, Nasty Documentary, Shelton #1 American, Mizuhara for gambling HOF

    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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    • 55 min
    Sinner & Collins win Miami, Nadal out of Monte Carlo, Masters Preview, Listener questions

    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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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Miami Open, Djokovic & Ivanišević part ways, listener questions

    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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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Alcaraz tops Medvedev to repeat Indian Wells, Ohtani gambling drama & listener questions

    Alcaraz tops Medvedev to repeat Indian Wells, Ohtani gambling drama & listener questions

    Jimmy and Brett recap Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek winning Indian Wells last Sunday.
    Daniil Medvedev is one of the best hard court tennis players in the world, but again he's the runner up in a big tournament losing to Alcaraz in the desert.
    Aryna Sabalenka had tragedy happen to her this week as her friend and ex-boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov died in Miami. Sabby has decided to play the tournament and Jimmy discusses how playing might be the best thing for her at this time.
    The face of baseball Shohei Ohtani was embroiled in a betting controversy this week as his long time interpreter was fired by the Dodgers for allegedly stealing millions from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts.
    Plus we answer some of your questions on an all new Advantage Connors podcast!

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    • 54 min
    Indian Wells update, Tyson vs Paul, & It's Boeing badly

    Indian Wells update, Tyson vs Paul, & It's Boeing badly

    Jimmy and Brett check in on Indian Wells, including Novak Djokovic losing early to young Italian Luca Nardi. Plus young American Emma Navarro is making a name for herself on the WTA tour including her big win over Advantage Connors favorite Aryna Sabalenka.
    Jimmy is excited about the Mike Tyson vs Logan Paul fight which was announced this week. Mike was the first guest on Advantage Connors way back in 2020!
    Brett tells us about his recent road trip out to Death Valley.
    It's been a rough year Boeing aircrafts, with planes doors flying off, bolts not tightened correctly and landing gear failing. Making it difficult to get excited about traveling when you have to factor in the risky nature of their recent track record.
    Plus we answer some of your questions and more on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast.

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    • 58 min
    Indian Wells, Halep wins appeal, PGA tour a qualifier for LIV

    Indian Wells, Halep wins appeal, PGA tour a qualifier for LIV

    This week on the show Jimmy and Brett discuss the recent quote by former pro Paul Azinger referring to the PGA tour as a qualifier for LIV golf.
    The tennis kicked off this week in the desert of Indian Wells and Jimmy talks about all the changes that have taken place over the years to the tournament. Then Brett takes us through the betting odds going into the first men's masters 1000 of the season.
    WTA star and 2 time major winner Simona Halep won her doping appeal this week and will rejoin the tour in Miami as a wild card.
    Plus Jimmy tells us how he balanced his family life with his tennis life on a brand new Advantage Connors podcast

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    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
158 Ratings

158 Ratings

crazy4jj ,

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!

ADT & .223 ,

Amazing Podcast

What great insight on hot topics
The father son dynamic is awesome!!

David Chicagooo ,

Love the show boys

Great to hear Jimmy’s opinions and viewpoints and love hearing you guys chop it up about the game today.

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