Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has retained its exclusive rights to the Wimbledon Championships, the world's oldest tennis grand slam, through 2029 after extending its partnership with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
The three-year rights renewal, which commences with next year’s edition, will see the Nine Network continue to provide live and highlights coverage of the English tournament across its 9Network linear channel, 9Now streaming service, and Stan Sport platform.
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This year’s grass-court tournament will be aired across Nine’s platforms under the broadcaster’s existing rights agreement.
Nine has held rights to Wimbledon since the 2021 edition, replacing pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven, which provided free-to-air coverage of the tournament.
The broadcaster is the home of all four grand slams, holding the rights to the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open.
The new rights deal comes shortly after Nine announced high viewership numbers for its coverage of this year’s Australian Open, which concluded yesterday with world number one Carlos Alcaraz winning the men’s singles final against Novak Djokovic.
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By GlobalDataNine said its coverage of the tournament reached 14.31 million Australians across the two-week broadcast – an increase of 9.3% year-on-year (YoY), while the men’s singles final drew a total television reach of 6.302 million – up 67% YoY.
The women’s singles final, which saw Elena Rybakina defeat Aryna Sabalenka, delivered a national total television reach of 3.8 million – a 30.1% increase YoY.
Nine holds exclusive domestic rights to the Melbourne-based grand slam through 2029 in a deal that also includes events held in the country in the lead-up to the major tournament, including the United Cup mixed national teams competition, the Adelaide International, and the Hobart International, as well as Australian team matches in the men’s Davis Cup and women’s Billie Jean King Cup national teams tournaments.
The deal, worth a record A$425 million ($283 million) over the five years, is about A$125 million higher than Nine Network’s previous five-year contract, worth around A$300 million in total and A$60 million per year, covering the 2020 to 2024 editions.
Along with viewership, the tournament drew a record 1.37 million fans to the Melbourne Park precinct over the three weeks, surpassing the previous 2025 record of 1.22 million.
The attendance record included the successful expansion of the ‘Opening Week’ of qualifying, which saw 217,999 fans attend, while the two-week main draw pulled in over 1.15 million people.
