The massive momentum of Wimbledon continued with the third Grand Slam of 2025 drawing its best television ratings since before the Pandemic COVID-19.
The first title of Wimbledon of the IGA Swiatek – the first Bagel 6-0, 6-0 “in a Wimbledon female final since 1911 – has an average of 1.9 million viewers. It was a bump of 18% on the 2024 female final between Barbora Krejcikova and Jasmine Paolini.
This was followed by the 3.2 million viewers who listened to the first triumph of Jannik Sinner at the Tennis and Croquet club of the All England lawn on Carlos Alcaraz. Revenge of the final of the Open of France last month won Alcaraz, the notes of the male final of Wimbledon increased by 26% compared to last year when the Spaniard faced Novak Djokovic.
In all, the Grand Slam has an average of 721,000 viewers through ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, the most since 2019. It was the last time that Roger Federer and Serena Williams both reach the final of male and female prints, although the two lose that year – Federer against Djokovic and Williams in Simona Halep.
This is the highest fourth note since ESPN began to disseminate coverage exclusively in 2012, and represents an increase of 6% compared to last year. ESPN broadcast rights to Wimbledon until 2035 in the United States.
The news from ratings appeared last week from the Sportico report that Wimbledon had to bring back more than half a billion dollars by its two-week conclusion.
The annual championship produced a transport of $ 555 million at current exchange rates, according to the report. The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, operator of the event and the playground, submitted reports which showed an increase of 7% compared to 2023 and 162% more than a decade.
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