Wimbledon 2024 TV ratings: BBC sees steep decline for Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic final compared to 2023; women's final also lower

After over two weeks of intense tennis, Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova emerged as winners of the men's and women's singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Following the tournament, the BBC revealed the viewership stats for the finals which pointed to a significant decline compared to the 2023 edition.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off for the second consecutive year in the Wimbledon Championships final. Alcaraz defeated the 37-year-old on Sunday, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) to clinch his second Wimbledon title and prevent Djokovic from winning his 25th Grand Slam singles title, which would have enabled him to surpass Margaret Court on the all-time list.

The women's category featured different opponents from the 2023 edition. Last year, Markéta Vondroušová defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, while the 2024 edition saw Barbora Krejčíková defeat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to clinch the second Grand Slam title of her career.

The BBC recently released the stats and ratings of viewership from the just-concluded 2024 Wimbledon Championships. The men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic had 7.6 million viewers on TV, with streams at 3.3 million, compared to the 2023 final where TV views peaked at 11.3 million and streams were at 4.1 million. Reports suggest that the Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain, which took place on Sunday, affected the viewership of the tennis clash.

The women's singles final between Barbora Krejcikova and Jasmine Paolini had 4.1 million viewers on TV, while streams were at 1.9 million, compared to 2023, where the TV viewers were 4.5 million and the streams were 1.3 million.

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Carlos Alcaraz reminisces video where he shared his dream to be Wimbledon champion

Photocall With Wimbledon 2024 Gentlemen's Singles Champion Carlos Alcaraz (Source: Getty)

Carlos Alcaraz recently reminisced about a video featuring him as a 12-year-old, where he expressed his dream of becoming a Wimbledon champion.

Following his victory over Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final, Alcaraz opened up during his on-court interview, expressing his joy at winning his second Wimbledon title and his hopes to continue his success, saying:

"It is a dream for me, winning this trophy, In an interview when I was 11 or 12 years old I said my dream was to win Wimbledon, so I am repaying my dream. I want to keep going but it is a great feeling to play in this beautiful court and to lift this amazing trophy. This is the most beautiful tournament, most beautiful court and most beautiful trophy.”

In the video, a 12-year-old Alcaraz was asked in Spanish about his dream if he turned pro. He responded that he would like to win the Wimbledon Championships and the Roland Garros.

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Alcaraz fulfilled that dream when he clinched the 2024 French Open in June by defeating Alexander Zverev. So far, he has won a total of four Grand Slam titles.