Thiem retires, Off court coaching extended & listener questions

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 Ostapenko in the final. She will make her top 20 debut this week and seems to be playing some of the best tennis of her young career. Podcast favorite Ludvig Aberg come from 2 shots back on Sunday to win the Genesis Open which was played at Torrey Pines because of the recent fires in Southern California. After going winless on tour in 2024 this seems to be a preview of more wins to come in 2025 for the young Swede. All this plus much more on an all new Advantage Connors podcast! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and enter to win 2 center court tickets to Wimbledon 2025 by following us on X and Instagram, then leave us a 5 star review. You can send your screenshot of the review and name on socials to [email protected] to be entered in the drawing. Good luck! 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

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 up on the golf from the last two week in Pebble Beach and Waste Management. Luka Doncic is a Laker after a blockbuster deal sent Anthony Davis to the Mavs in return for the 25 year old all star. Sponsor: Shopify: shopify.com/connors - sign up for a $1 per month trial period 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 week! 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

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 career the past year or so, and made another deep run in a major losing in straight sets to Sinner in the finals. What can the German do to improve and maybe someday win that elusive major that has eluded him so far in his career? Ben Shelton played some great tennis getting to the SF's in Melbourne, what can he do to get a little more consistent week in and week out this season? 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 week! 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

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 the Aussie crowds with her 2nd round win over local favorite Destanee Aiava. Sponsor: Shopify-$1 per month trial at Shopify.com/connors 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 - @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

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 Swiatek who had dominated their head to head up to that point, what has Coco figured out? Alexander Bublik made some comments this week about the "circus" surrounding Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal's retirements. Hideki Matsuyama broke the PGA record for lowest score ever in an event by posting -35 to win The Sentry in Kapalua over the weekend. Could this mean a 2nd green jacket could be in order later this year at the Masters for the Japanese player? Plus we answer some of your questions as we kickoff season 6 of the Advantage Connors podcast! Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code CONNORS15 at theperfectjean.nyc 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 - @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

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 - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @SeguraSpencer 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

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 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 - @AdvConnors @JimmyConnors @Brett_Connors Instagram - @AdvConnors @Bretterz @GolddoodIsabella @SeguraSpencer 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

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 page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 10% off your first month 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

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 official Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices