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Serena Singles Return Draws Record Wimbledon Ratings for ESPN
Williams’s status for doubles remains in question.
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Williams’s status for doubles remains in question.
The World Cup may be dominating the sports conversation, but Serena Williams still delivered record Wimbledon viewership for ESPN. Williams retired after the 2022 US Open but announced a return to the doubles circuit at the Queen’s Club Championships in June, having not played professionally for four years. She later received a singles wild card…
Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network’s biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam
Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network's biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam. The match, which was the 44-year-old Williams’ first singles contest in nearly four years, had a peak of 2.1 million viewers despite being played on a Tuesday afternoon in the U.S, the network said Friday. Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia but showed she could be competitive with an opponent less than half her age after being away for so long.