At 7 p.m., the doubleheader on Ashe starts with Nadal – seeking to extend his record with a 23rd Major victory – playing Gasquet, a 36-year-old from France.22 Frances Tiafoe will square off against No. Starting no earlier than 2 p.m., American No.26 Victoria Azarenka who is also twice been the runner-up at the US Open, facing Petra Martic. The schedule there continues with another two-time Major winner, No.and sees a compelling matchup of two-time Major champions, No. In Louis Armstrong Stadium, the first pairing is at 11 a.m.

8 Jessica Pegula starts the day off on Arthur Ashe Stadium at noon playing Yue Yuan of China.

The Day Four audience peaked at 2.7 million viewers during the later stages of the doubles match.

The number of viewers was larger than 2021 by 131%.

ESPN2’s evening telecast – the Williams Sisters in doubles followed by Rafael Nadal with an average of 1.5 million viewers – is the third-most-viewed early round (rounds 1-3) US Open telecast ever for ESPN.

The nearly 13-hour telecast starting at noon Thursday averaged 1.03 million viewers, almost double (up 90%) from last year.

The 2022 average of 850,000 viewers is an increase of 63% over a year ago. each day – and will continue until play is concluded.ĮSPN’s US Open Viewership after Four DaysĪfter four days of the US Open, ESPN’s viewership is the best since the network began televising tennis’ final Major of the year in 2009.

ET – on ESPN2 Saturday and on ESPN Sunday and Monday, transitioning to ESPN2 at 7 p.m. 2 seed Rafael Nadal being challenged by veteran Richard Gasquet in a third-round match. Over Labor Day Weekend, ESPN will present at least 12 hours of linear TV from the US Open plus every match from every court will be available to fans via the ESPN App, with Saturday night’s telecast highlighted by No. After Four Days, ESPN Viewership Soaring, the Best Everįirst-Ball-to-Last Ball Coverage on Linear TV Every DayĪll Matches from Every Court on the ESPN App

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