Already viewed as the King of clay, it comes as no surprise that matches involving Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros gathered the most eyeballs as the Spaniard stormed his way to a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title.
The former World No.1 was involved in some of the most exciting and highly anticipated matches of the tournament, with his quarterfinal match against long-time foe Novak Djokovic drawing the most attention. The official Roland Garros YouTube channel drew over 4.01M views for that match along, as millions flocked to see the highlights Nadal taking down his rival.
Nadal also came in second and third place, with his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev drawing 3.61 millions views while the final against Casper Ruud had over 2 million views. Furthermore, the Spaniard's fourth round encounter with Felix Auger-Aliassime drew 1.09 million views, coming in sixth on the list.
Zverev's quarterfinal match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz came in fourth with 1.25 million views, while Alcaraz's second round match against compatriot Albert Ramos Vinolas rounded out the top 5 with 1.19 million views.
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