Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, September 11, 2025
Image source: Clive Brunskill/Getty
New York – If you adjust to ABC, see Carlos Alcaraz Detroit defends the championship Jannik Sinner In the U.S. Open final, you have a lot of companies.
ESPN announced that Alcaraz beat Sinner in Sunday’s finals, the most watched U.S. Open final since Novak Djokovic, defeating Roger Federer in four sets in the 2015 Flushing Meadows final.
The 15-day tournament (the U.S. Open began on Sunday this year), marking ESPN’s highest tennis telecast of the year.
Sunday’s men’s final had an average of 3 million viewers on ABC, an increase of 82% from 2024. In the Women’s Championship, Aryna Sabalenka stopped Amandaka Amanda’s average racing on ESPN, with an average of 2.4 million on ESPN, compared with 2024 when Sabalenka beat Sabalenka US Jessica Pegula 7-5-5-5-5, 7-5, 7-5.
The quarterfinals attracted their biggest audience in 10 years and gained early coverage in 16 rounds, the best candidate since 2022.
Here are the U.S. Open TV statistics for ESPN edited by Nilsen Big Data:
Men’s Champion:
#1 Annual Tennis Television with 3.3 million viewers on ABC (match only)
ESPN’s second largest viewing in record and the most viewing in a decade
3M audiences on ABC (including trophy ceremony), +82% vs. 2024
Women’s Championship:
24 million viewers on ESPN
+50% vs 2024
Men’s semifinals:
ESPN’s 1.8 million viewers
+37% vs. 2024
Women’s Semi-Finals:
ESPN’s 1.8 million viewers
+62% vs. 2024
Quarterfinals: The Most Watched Quarterfinals in a Decade
14 million viewers on ESPN
+55% vs 2024
More tournament highlights:
The 16 most watched rounds since 201915 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
+51% vs. 2024
ABC’s 16 most watched TV-spreading U.S. Open since 2015 (2.2 million viewers)
The most views to the third round since 2022873K viewers on ESPN, ESPN2
+28% vs 2024
The most viewed coverage of the second round since 2022784K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
+43% vs. 2024
The most watched first round of coverage since 2022750K viewers on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
+48% vs 2024
New Sunday Starts Get Most Watched First Day of Reports on ESPN since 20221.2m viewers on ABC
808K viewers on ABC and ESPN2
+83% vs. ESPN and ESPN2 TV broadcasts on Day 1 of 2024
New mixed doubles championship format attracts ratings during Fan Week343K spectators in ESPN2 first semifinals and finals
+31% with 2024 Champions (The last Thursday aired)
Source: Nelson Big Data + Panel
