Five million watch Sabalenka beat Raducanu

A peak TV audience of five million people watched Aryna Sabalenka beat Emma Raducanu in straight sets in the third round of Wimbledon.

Raducanu's latest Centre Court appearance attracted the third-highest peak for a non-final match in four years behind only her own fourth-round match with Lulu Sun last year and Andy Murray's match against John Isner in 2022.

There were also more than 1.2 million requests on BBC iPlayer, making it the most-streamed match of the day.

Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said: "Wimbledon has the ability to mesmerise the nation and the Sabalenka v Raducanu match was one of those special moments that brought audiences to BBC Sport in their millions."

He added: "We're proud to make these iconic and unforgettable sporting moments available to everyone free-to-air across TV, radio and online - and there's still plenty of drama to come in week two."

BBC Sport has recorded 31.6 million online requests for Wimbledon 2025, with 7.3 million of those coming on the opening day.

The 31.6 million online requests is a 50% increase year-on-year and the highest-ever digital engagement for the tournament's opening week.

Wimbledon continues across BBC Sport on TV, radio, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website/app and social platforms.