Tennis-US Open women's final draws bigger audience than men's decider on ESPN

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - US Open - Fans watch the US Open Final match between Britain's Emma Raducanu and Canada's Leylah Fernandez - The Wellington Hotel, London, Britain - September 11, 2021 Fans react during the final match between Britain's Emma Raducanu and Canada's Leylah Fernandez REUTERS/May James/File Photo

(Reuters) - The U.S. Open women's final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men's clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic and Russia's Daniil Medvedev, the U.S. sports channel said.

The Saturday broadcast of the women's final peaked at 3.4 million viewers while the men's final, which saw Medvedev win his first major title, had a peak of 2.7 million the following day, ESPN said.