The US Open men’s final men’s was ESPN’s No. 1 tennis telecast of the year and ESPN’s most-viewed match in a decade, the network announced.
The men’s final won by Carlos Alcaraz over Jannik Sinner averaged 3 million viewers on ABC, up 82% vs. 2024 while the women’s championship averaged 2.4 million on ESPN, up 50% vs. 2024.
Quarterfinals drew their largest audience in 10 years, and early round coverage through the Round of 16 posted its best numbers since 2022. The new Sunday start meant ESPN’s most-viewed Day 1 coverage since 2022 with audiences up nearly 83% year over year.
Key results from across the Tournament (via ESPN):
Men’s Championship:
- #1 tennis telecast of the year with 3.3M viewers on ABC (match only)
- ESPN’s Second Most-Viewed on Record & Most-Viewed in a Decade
- 3M viewers on ABC (including trophy ceremony), +82% vs. 2024
Women’s Championship:
- 2.4M viewers on ESPN
- +50% vs. 2024
Men’s Semifinals:
- 1.8M viewers on ESPN
- +37% vs. 2024
Women’s Semifinals:
- 1.8M viewers on ESPN
- +62% vs. 2024
Quarterfinals: Most-Viewed Quarterfinals in 10 years
- 1.4M viewers on ESPN
- +55% vs. 2024
More Tournament Highlights:
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Most-Viewed Round of 16 since 2019
- 1.5M viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
- +51% vs. 2024
- Round of 16 on ABC most-viewed US Open Round of 16 telecast since 2015 (2.2M viewers)
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Most-Viewed Coverage through Third Round since 2022
- 873K viewers on ESPN, ESPN2
- +28% vs. 2024
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Most-Viewed Coverage through Second Round since 2022
- 784K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
- +43% vs. 2024
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Most-Viewed First Round Coverage Since 2022
- 750K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
- +48% vs. 2024
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New Sunday Start Served Up Most-Viewed Day 1 Coverage on ESPN Since 2022
- 1.2M viewers on ABC
- 808K viewers on ABC and ESPN2
- +83% vs. 2024 Day 1 Telecasts on ESPN and ESPN2
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New Mixed Doubles Championship Format During Fan Week Drove Increase in Viewership
- 343K viewers for Semifinals and Finals on ESPN2
- +31% vs. 2024 Championship (which aired on Final Thursday)