The 2021 US Open is in the books and boy was it a doozy!  Jimmy and Brett talk about all the excitement that went down at Flushing Meadows in front of the New York fans.  Two great story lines were constant through the two weeks of the final slam of the year, Djokovic's quest for the elusive grand slam, and the success of two very talented teen agers, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez. Both did not disappoint as Novak had a chance in the finals but Daniil Medvedev was just to much in the end.  Medvedev was finally able to break through and get his first major title after losing his 2 previous final attempts, one earlier this year to Djoker in Australia. And kind of shoves it in Brett's face after he called out the next gen on the last episode. 

On the ladies side it was a complete breathe of fresh air as two teenagers made the runs of a lifetime to meet in the finals, beating top players along the way.  But Raducanu, in only her second major main draw ever was amazing, not dropping a set and having to come all the way through qualifying winning 10 matches on the way to the title.  Fernandez, an AC favorite came up just a little short losing in the finals, but this should be a springboard to more success for her in the future. 

Patrick Cantlay took home the 15 million dollar first prize for winning the PGA's Playoff, the fed ex cup.  Cantlay was the best player down the stretch the last few weeks of the season, and his steady nerves with the putter is what put him over the top.  Jimmy wonders why there seems to be so many good American golfers having success, but not as many American mens tennis players with similar results. All that plus much more on episode #32 of the Advantage Connors Podcast. 

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