Amazing! Women's final tops the 2023 Australian Open viewership chart

For the first time in Australian Open history, the women's final topped the viewership chart over the men's final.

The final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina had 1.43m views worldwide, while the men's final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas had 1.3m views globally.

In a tense and high-quality final, Sabalenka came from a set down to defeat 2022 Wimbledon Champion, Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4 and become the 2023 Australian Open women's singles champion.

It is her first Grand Slam title, after getting to three previous Slam semifinals without making it to the final.

The 24-year-old's victory saw her gain three spots to world No. 2 on the WTA Top 10 list, behind Iga Swiatek and ahead of Ons Jabeur. While Rybakina, took 15 spots increase by finally breaking into the Top 10 - her highest career rating.

In the men's final, Djokovic proved again why he is the 'Master of Melbourne" and arguably the best Grand Slam-winning player in the Open Era.

The Serb won his tenth Australian Open title, beating Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) to match Rafael Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam titles and reclaim the world No. 1 spot.

His victory against Tsitsipas was his 28th consecutive win at the Australian Open, 41st consecutive triumph in Australia, and 12th in 2023.

Also, it was his 93rd career-winning title, moving him fourth for most titles in the Open Era. At 33 years old, he became the third oldest player in the Open Era to secure the Australian Open. Only Ken Rosewall (1972 and 1971) and Federer (2018) were older when they won the title in Melbourne.