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Many tennis commentators and analysts keep saying the number of views of the Youtube Highlights (TennisTV or the channels of the 4 Grand Slams) are good popularity indicators. Much better indicators than a bunch of comments on X or forums or random polls with less than 1K votes, for instance. It's very representative of the general interest of the worldwide audience for certain tournaments and players. I can only notice the numbers for this year's WTF speak volumes.
Last year the Djokovic/Sinner and Djokovic/Alcaraz matches all brought more than 1.3 Millions views. Peak of 1.7 Millions for the Djokovic/Sinner RR match.
This year the Highlights of Semifinals barely got 420K views. The Sinner/Fritz final has 535K (may still increase a bit but it won't exceed 700K). Sinner's RR matches against DeMinaur, Fritz and Medvedev hardly exceed 300K. Alcaraz's RR matches are not much higher. The only match that drew a bit more interest is Zverev/Alcaraz with 670K views. Still poor, compared to the peaks in 2023. Overall, the number of views was twice if not 3 times higher last year. You'll notice the same if you look at the last US Open numbers on the official channel. The extended Highlights and full match of Djokovic/Medvedev 2023 have the triple of views compared to Sinner/Fritz 2024 (the world number 1 against an American).
If you check the numbers of Masters1000 finals on TennisTV, Cincinnati 2023 with Alcaraz/Djokovic mops the floor with every other finals. The Highlights of this match are nearing 5 Millions of views (4.9 M). Second is Rome 2021 with Nadal/Djokovic (3.2 M). Third is Shanghaï 2024 with Sinner/Djokovic (1.6 M). Guess who's the common denominator. If you still have doubts about Djokovic's popularity and ability to draw an audience, these numbers speak for themselves. WTF 2024 was a giant flop if I refer to these numbers.
Last year the Djokovic/Sinner and Djokovic/Alcaraz matches all brought more than 1.3 Millions views. Peak of 1.7 Millions for the Djokovic/Sinner RR match.
This year the Highlights of Semifinals barely got 420K views. The Sinner/Fritz final has 535K (may still increase a bit but it won't exceed 700K). Sinner's RR matches against DeMinaur, Fritz and Medvedev hardly exceed 300K. Alcaraz's RR matches are not much higher. The only match that drew a bit more interest is Zverev/Alcaraz with 670K views. Still poor, compared to the peaks in 2023. Overall, the number of views was twice if not 3 times higher last year. You'll notice the same if you look at the last US Open numbers on the official channel. The extended Highlights and full match of Djokovic/Medvedev 2023 have the triple of views compared to Sinner/Fritz 2024 (the world number 1 against an American).
If you check the numbers of Masters1000 finals on TennisTV, Cincinnati 2023 with Alcaraz/Djokovic mops the floor with every other finals. The Highlights of this match are nearing 5 Millions of views (4.9 M). Second is Rome 2021 with Nadal/Djokovic (3.2 M). Third is Shanghaï 2024 with Sinner/Djokovic (1.6 M). Guess who's the common denominator. If you still have doubts about Djokovic's popularity and ability to draw an audience, these numbers speak for themselves. WTF 2024 was a giant flop if I refer to these numbers.
