Women’s Basketball’s Quadrupling Success Prompts Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian to Call Out NCAA’s Past Reluctance

Women’s sports have been growing in the last few years and have reached new heights in recent years. There are many champions who aim to promote women’s division of several sports to a larger audience. The WNBA has been growing steadily. Alexis Ohanian, the husband of Serena Williams, is someone who often speaks for the women’s division of basketball.

The WNBA recently celebrated an unprecedented achievement, and the entirety of the US is with them. Ohanian also chimed in, happy at the growth they have experienced over the years.

Serena Williams’ husband celebrates WNBA glory – “NCAA wouldn’t even give them…”

A cursory look at viewer statistics would reveal that women’s division of sports does not get nearly enough attention as men’s division. However, the situation has been changing slowly but steadily over the years. One of the most notable changes came over five years in attendance. There has been a jump of more than four times since then.

“2019 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament: 26,813 total attendance, final on ESPN2 2024 tournament: 109,000+ attendance (first total sellout), final on CBS”. Reading the big jump in audience attendance, Ohanian remembered the time they weren’t even able to get a room. “Remember when the NCAA wouldn’t even give them a weight room??”

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The WNBA saw a big jump in fame as more fans wanted to watch the game than before. However, it was not the only women’s sport that saw increased engagement in the last few years. Tennis also experienced a major jump in viewership and went a step beyond, beating out a final of the men’s division.

The US Open final sees a fortunate result for women’s tennis

In the women’s singles final of the US Open, American phenom Coco Gauff upset Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka. In contrast, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles. While both contests drew a large audience, Gauff’s performance outshone Djokovic’s victory. The battle between the 19-year-old Gauff and the 25-year-old Sabalenka drew 3.4 million spectators from the United States.

In comparison, Djokovic’s victory over Russian sensation Medvedev attracted 2.3 million spectators. The disparity in viewership was a staggering 1.1 million. The difference showed how fans are being attracted to different divisions of the show over time.

With the women’s US Open final overtaking the men’s final, Gauff’s achievements tripled as she also rose to rank 3 for the first time in her career and held the spot tightly for a long time. Both increments in viewership show the improvement in the status of women’s sports and how they will continue to improve.