Tennis

1/22/2026 |  Australian Open Fans Struggle With ESPN’s Tiered Streaming (Front Office Sports) The Australian Open continues to draw big numbers in Melbourne, but the streaming coverage of the tournament has become a frustration for some U.S. viewers.
After ESPN rolled out its new direct-to-consumer streaming product last August, its broadcasts of the tennis major this year are split across two different tiers of the service.

1/15/2026 |  Possible Gauff-Williams Australian Open Match Sets Up Ratings Win (Front Office Sports) The Australian Open has set up a potential showdown between two American women’s singles stars.
Coco Gauff, 21, and Venus Williams, 45, will face off in a battle between American stars of two different generations—if both manage to win their opening-round match at the Grand Slam. The two are on the same side of the bracket and could meet in the round of 64.

1/15/2026 |  Australian Open’s Rising Popularity Also Brings Growing Pains (Front Office Sports) Much like the US Open, another tennis Grand Slam—the Australian Open—is becoming something of a victim of its own mushrooming success.
The initial days of Australian Open qualifying this week have seen unprecedented attendance as crowds have flocked to Melbourne Park, pushing facility capacity to the limit—just like at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. 

1/15/2026 |  Possible Gauff-Williams Australian Open Match Sets Up Ratings Win (Front Office Sports) The Australian Open has set up a potential showdown between two American women’s singles stars.
Coco Gauff, 21, and Venus Williams, 45, will face off in a battle between American stars of two different generations—if both manage to win their opening-round match at the Grand Slam. The two are on the same side of the bracket and could meet in the round of 64.

1/14/2026 |  Why the BBC is being pushed to rethink its Wimbledon coverage (Insider Sport) As viewing habits fragment and highlights culture grows, questions are emerging about whether even sport’s most established broadcast models are evolving fast enough
The BBC has reportedly been asked to reflect on elements of its Wimbledon Championships coverage, reopening a long-running debate about how flagship sporting events should be presented as audience behaviour evolves.