Photo: (L) Aryna Sabalenka and (R) Carlos Alcaraz. Credit: Allen Kee/ESPN Images

ESPN’s coverage of the 2025 US Open delivered standout audiences across the tournament.  The 15-day event is the most-viewed tennis telecast of the year, with the Men’s Championship the highest in a decade and ESPN’s second most-viewed on record, and double-digit growth throughout all rounds.

The Men’s Championship 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 also proved a success, driving ESPN’s most-viewed Day 1 coverage since 2022 with audiences up nearly 83% year over year.

Key results from across the Tournament:

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:

• 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)
• Most-Viewed Coverage through Third Round since 2022
  • 873K viewers on ESPN, ESPN2
  • +28% vs. 2024
• Most-Viewed Coverage through Second Round since 2022
  • 784K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
  • +43% vs. 2024
• Most-Viewed First Round Coverage Since 2022
  • 750K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
  • +48% vs. 2024
• 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
• 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)

Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel

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