Stats on how the Australian Open was watched and engaged with around the world

Djokovic and Sabalenka won the men and women's 2023 Australian Open titles

Stats on how the Australian Open was watched and engaged with around the world

Funmilayo Fameso 19:29 - 03.02.2023

Tennis Australia compiled detailed stats on the 2023 Australian Open viewership.

Tennis Australia has made public a media release on how the tournament was watched and engaged with around the world.

Novak Djokovic won his tenth men's singles Australian Open title, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Novak Djokovic won his 10th Australian Open title

His victory equalled Rafael Nadal's record of winning 22 Grand Slam titles and moved fourth on the all-time list with 93 career-winning titles.

In the women's events, Aryna Sabalenka defeated 2022 Wimbledon Champion Elena Rybakina, to win her first-ever Grand Slam title.

Aryna Sabalenka posing with her 2023 Australian Open trophy

The 24-year-old became just the second Belarusian after Victoria Azarenka to attain this feat. She also remains unbeaten this 2023 season.

Here are full details on how the first Slam tournament of the year, was viewed in Australia and around the world.

  • Djokovic's victory over Tsitsipas in the men's final drew a peak national audience of 2.311 million viewers, with an average audience of 1.747 million.
  • The women's final peaked at 1.437 million viewers, with an average audience of 1.036 million.
  • The fourth-round match between Alex De Minaur and Djokovic on the second Monday of the tournament peaked at 1.315 million viewers.
  • The national cumulative reach for the tournament was 10.064 million viewers.
  • The men's final recorded the highest ever Live BVOD audience for an Australian Open match of 245,000 up 8 percent in 2022.
  • The tournament on Channel 9 was the highest-rating sport for 14 consecutive days.
  • Nine also dominated the free-to-air viewing shares with key demographics each day of the tournament.
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