Young Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic in yesterday’s (July 16) Wimbledon men's final drew a peak audience of 11.3 million on the BBC, the UK public-service broadcaster.
The match attracted the largest viewership for a men's final since Andy Murray's 2016 win over Milos Raonic which delivered a peak of 13.3 million.
Yesterday’s clash on Centre Court attracted a significantly larger audience than last year’s final, which peaked at 7.5 million when Djokovic beat Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Alcaraz’s thrilling five-set win over Djokovic was also streamed live 4.1 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online.
The victory over the defending champion saw the 20-year-old secure his first Wimbledon title and second grand slam after winning the US Open last year.
Unseeded Czech women’s player Marketa Vondrousova's straight sets victory against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the women's singles final on Saturday (July 15) drew a peak audience of 4.5 million on BBC One - an increase from last year's 3.1 million.
Vondrousova's maiden title was streamed 1.3 million times on BBC iPlayer, an 85% increase from 2022.
The BBC's overall coverage this year set a new record for digital viewing figures, with the tournament streamed 54.3 million times on iPlayer and online. This surpassed the previous record of 53.8 million set in the 2022 edition.
Across the two-week event, 25.6 million watched this year's Wimbledon on the BBC.
Barbara Slater, the BBC's director of sport, said: "It's great to see that we have been able to meet the viewing demands of audiences, with significant increases in streaming of both the men's and women's finals, and a huge peak on BBC One on Sunday.
"We are continually committed to bringing the very best coverage of Wimbledon to audiences across the UK, so I'm enormously proud that we have been able to do that once again this year."
The BBC’s existing Wimbledon rights deal runs through 2027. The partnership between the broadcaster and the All England Lawn Tennis Club is claimed to be the longest in sports broadcasting, spanning more than 85 years on television and more than 95 years on radio.
