Not surprised... I didn't bother watching it.
French Open coverage featuring the Iga ลwiฤ
tek-Jasmine Paolini womenโs final averaged a mere 0.49 and 756,000, down sharply from ลwiฤ
tek-Karolรญna Muchovรก last year (0.6, 1.04M) and the least-watched singles final ever at the event. Even coverage of the delayed October final in 2020 averaged more viewers. (Keep in mind NBCโs figures are for the full five-hour telecast.)
But I did watch the men's final.
In tennis, the five-set Carlos Alcaraz-Alexander Zverev French Open menโs final โ the final French Open match on NBC for the foreseeable future โ averaged a 1.0 and 1.62 million, up from Novak Djokovic-Casper Ruud last year (0.9, 1.56M) and the most-watched in three years.