More than five million people watched Jannik Sinner win the ATP Finals 2024 title in Italy

Carlos Navarro | 18 Nov 2024 | 15.27

Jannik Sinner. Source: Getty.

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The growth and expansion of the tennis world in Italy is an undeniable phenomenon. The depth of its current generation of players and the breakthrough of Jannik Sinner have turned the transalpine country into a massive consumer of the sport of racquet, as evidenced by the audiences generated by the matches of the San Candido player in the 2024 ATP Finals. The numbers from the final are staggering: over 5.2 million viewers and a share of 27.2%, a figure that, for example, surpasses what was achieved in Spain with Carlos Alcaraz's victory in the French Open final. All this, in addition, competing with an Italy vs France football match; however, they do not manage to match the best figure ever achieved in the Mediterranean country, the audience of last year's final between Sinner and Djokovic (over 6 million viewers in total).

Boom in viewership for #Sinner 🇮🇹

The ATP Finals final against the American Fritz was watched by 3.5 million viewers on Rai2 and 1.7 million on Sky, for a total of 5.2 million.

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