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 Trave...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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...
Jun 18, 2025•55 min
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 ...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
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...
May 27, 2025•25 min
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 @JimmyConn...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 35 min
Jimmy and Brett check in on the latest Masters 1000 in Madrid with Carlos Alcaraz having to pull out with an injury. Sasha Zverev bounced back after a not so great couple months with a big win in Munich beating American Ben Shelton in the finals. Holger Rune showed what he's capable of by winning Barcelona and beating fellow young gun Alcaraz in the finals in straight sets. Brett's favorite, Jelena Ostapenko cruised through the draw in Stuttgart beating the world #1 & #2 along the way. The f...
Apr 25, 2025•54 min
Jimmy's back to discuss Carlos Alcaraz winning Monte Carlo for the first time. Alex de Minaur not normally known for his clay court results has been playing some amazing tennis so far this season. Making the SF's in Monte Carlo and now already in the QF's of Barcelona with a big match up against Carlos. Jessica Pegula has been on fire this year already winning 2 titles and making the finals of Miami. She is now the top ranked American woman at #3 in the live rankings. Rory McIlroy finally wins h...
Apr 18, 2025•48 min
With Jimmy out of town, Brett guides us through the Monte Carlo draws as we look forward to the QF's tomorrow. Tsitsipas looking for his 4th title in Monte Carlo, what is it that makes him play so well there every year? Carlos Alcaraz wins his first matches at the event and looks great heading into his match up with the French man Arthur Fils. Fils the only player to make QF's at all 3 masters 1000's this season. Djoker loses again to Alejandro Tabilo, which makes us ask what is the 24 time majo...
Apr 11, 2025•31 min
Jimmy and Brett recap an exciting Masters 1000 in Miami with 19 year old Jakub Mensik getting his first title against his idol Novak Djokovic. Aryna Sabalenka continues to prove she's the best player in the world on the women's side with a dominating performance on the hard courts of South Beach. 2 time major winner Marat Safin is coming back to tennis to coach fellow Russian Andrey Rublev. Min Woo Lee picks up his first PGA tour victory edging out world #1 Scottie Scheffler by one shot. Legenda...
Apr 01, 2025•52 min
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. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and enter to win 2 center court tickets to Wimbledon 2025 by f...
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr
Jannik Sinner received a 90 day suspension from WADA for his ongoing doping situation from 2024. The world #1 is eligible to come back in time for his home Masters 1000 in Rome and won't miss a major. The young Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca broke though last week winning his first tournament on the ATP in Buenos Aires. This is just the beginning of what could be a long successful career on tour. 23 year old American Amanda Anisimova won Doha last week in convincing fashion, beating Jelena Osta...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr
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 ...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 8 min
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 caree...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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 ...
Jan 18, 2025•43 min
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 Swia...
Jan 08, 2025•59 min
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 - @AdvConnor...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min
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...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 12 min
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...
Dec 14, 2024•48 min
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...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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 ...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min
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 @Bre...
Nov 08, 2024•45 min
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 - @AdvConn...
Oct 25, 2024•49 min
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...
Oct 16, 2024•48 min
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. Lea...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min
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 ed...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min
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?...
Aug 31, 2024•48 min
Advantage Connors welcomes one of the hottest players on the WTA tour to the pod, Danielle Collins. The Miami and Charleston Open champ sits down for an open and honest conversation about her life and career. We discuss her decision to make 2024 her last season on tour, and ask her what she likes to do off court in her free time. The world #11 talks about her goals for the rest of the year, and how she feels about those social media keyboard warriors who always have so much to say. We get into a...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 14 min
When we started this podcast we made a short list of people they wanted to try and have as guests on the show. At the top of that list was this weeks guest, the hit king himself Pete Rose joins Advantage Connors! Compared to each other throughout their respective careers, Jimmy and Pete connect on many levels and actually have a lot in common. Both had a parent who helped teach them the game, both had that never quit mentality, and both were second to none when it came to discipline and work eth...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Brett's back from working the Olympics and recaps Novak Djokovic finally winning the gold medal in an epic battle with Carlos Alcaraz. Scottie Scheffler does it again coming from behind on Sunday shooting 9 under pa to capture the gold for the USA. Jimmy talks all the fun sports that normally don't get a lot of attention, being highlighted during the Paris Olympic games. Jimmy and Brett pay tribute to legendary golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez who passed away at 88 this week at his home in Florida. Foll...
Aug 10, 2024•40 min
Brett checks in from his Stamford Connecticut hotel room where he is for the next couple weeks producing Olympic tennis for NBC. He and Jimmy preview the upcoming games and look at the futures odds to win on both the mens and women's side. Iga vs the field, Murray and Nadal's last go round, can Djoker win his elusive gold medal, will Alcaraz stay hot, can Coco beat Iga? On last week's show Jimmy picked Xander Schauffele as one of his picks going into The Open at Royal Troon. After a final round ...
Jul 24, 2024•48 min
