TNT Sports’ Inaugural Roland-Garros Coverage Breaks Records with Unprecedented Audience and Engagement

TNT Sports’ first-ever U.S. coverage of Roland-Garros, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world, achieved record-breaking viewership and engagement across TNT, truTV, Bleacher Report, and House of Highlights, highlighted by intense Women’s and Men’s Singles Finals this past weekend.

Saturday’s Women’s Singles Final saw World #2 Coco Gauff’s exhilarating comeback win over World #1 Aryna Sabalenka, drawing an average of 1.5 million viewers across TNT and truTV — a remarkable 94% increase compared to 2024. This marks the highest viewership for a Roland-Garros Women’s Final since 2016. TNT Sports’ coverage also saw substantial gains across key demographics, with a 105% rise in viewers aged 25-54 from last year.

The Men’s Singles Final, featuring World #2 Carlos Alcaraz and World #1 Jannik Sinner, delivered an unforgettable five-hour and 29-minute showdown, peaking at 2.6 million viewers at 2:30 p.m. ET. Averaging 1.8 million viewers across TNT and truTV for the entire telecast, this represents an 8% increase from 2024, making it the most-watched Men’s Final since 2021. The match also saw a 16% increase in viewers aged 25-54 compared to last year.

TNT’s Roland-Garros coverage set a new benchmark for total hours watched, surpassing last year’s total by 25% (through Friday’s matches). Across TNT and truTV, the event became the most consumed Roland-Garros broadcast in history.

On social media, Bleacher Report and House of Highlights shattered records with more than 800 million video views — the most ever for a tennis tournament by a media partner. Their around-the-clock content, including original videos, highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments, captivated a global audience.

Key moments from the coverage included:

• Personality-driven interviews, such as Ben Shelton’s sit-down with the Broadcast Boys, averaging 1.3 million views per TikTok post.
• A viral Coco Gauff x John Isner interview discussing Gauff’s forgotten racquets, which generated 3 million views on B/R.
• The 41-shot rally between Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic, which became HoH’s most-watched moment, with over 10 million views on TikTok.
• Full match recaps on HoH’s platforms garnered 16 million views and over 1.7 million hours of viewing.
• A B/R and HoH collaboration featuring tennis legends racking up over 30 million views on Instagram.
• Heartfelt moments, like Trinity Rodman’s emotional reaction to Ben Shelton’s match against Alcaraz, which generated 2.5 million views on B/R’s TikTok.
• The emotional moment when Rafael Nadal’s footprint was revealed, which captivated 3 million viewers on HoH’s TikTok.

TNT Sports’ debut of Roland-Garros in the U.S. has set a new standard for tennis coverage, both in broadcast and social media, and solidified the tournament as one of the most-watched events of the year.