My ex father in law was a tennis pro and a huge fan. He always deliberately bought tickets for the women's finals in grand slams and not men's. He found that in tennis, all the men do is ace each other at high speed, which is fairly boring after a while, and that the women had much more volleying, which is the more interesting thing to watch in tennis.
I live in Connecticut, in the U.S., and the University of Connecticut women's basketball team are hugely followed here by both women and men. My Dad never misses a game on TV.
Tina: Women also hold the world records for deep free-diving (diving without oxygen to depths up to nearly 500 feet).