Advantage Connors

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

Advantage Connors

Show Notes

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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