Last year 1.38 million viewers tuned into Djokovic v Murray battle it out for Grand Slam glory. However this year’s 5 hour and 53 minute epic final that graced our screens last night and into the early hours of this morning have blown last year’s figure out of the water.<\/p>\n
Early reports suggest an average of 2.4 million viewers in metro markets watched Seven’s coverage of the epic Djokovic v Nadal final, the longest final in Grand Slam history.<\/p>\n
This is double the number who watched Saturday night’s final that saw Victoria Azarenka take out the 2012 Australian Open Women’s Singles crown.<\/p>\n
UPDATED figures released show an average of 1.86 million viewers watch right through until 1:37am.<\/p>\n
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