ESPN’s U.S. Open men’s final drew 3.2 million viewers on ABC on Sunday, the largest audience for the match since ESPN began televising the tournament in 2009. Ben Shelton faced eventual champion Alexander Zverev in the title match.
Viewership peaked at 4.0 million from 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. ET. The women’s final a day earlier averaged 2.7 million viewers as Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka. That audience peaked at 3.2 million from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m., rose 13% from a year ago, and was ESPN’s largest women’s final since 3.4 million watched Sabalenka and Coco Gauff in 2023.
Together, the men’s and women’s championships averaged 3.0 million viewers, up 9% year over year.
Friday’s all-American men’s semifinal between Shelton and Frances Tiafoe averaged 3.1 million viewers and peaked at 3.7 million from 10:45 to 11 p.m., ESPN’s largest men’s semifinal on record. The earlier semifinal, in which Zverev beat Karen Khachanov, averaged 1.2 million. Combined, the two semifinals averaged 2.2 million viewers, a 19% increase from last year.
Overall, the 2025 U.S. Open was ESPN’s most-viewed since 2022. Across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, the two-week tournament averaged 1.2 million viewers, up 4% from a year earlier.