Men’s Australian Open semi-final wins 926,000 for Seven

Seven had 926,000 watching as Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka secured his place in the men’s final of the Australian Open as he defeated Czech Tomas Berdych in the semi-final on Thursday night.

Wawrinka will face either fellow Swiss Roger Federer or world number one Rafael Nadal who face off tonight in the men’s final on Sunday.

The tennis, on from 7pm until late, was first in its timeslot after 7.30pm as Nine’s A Current Affair had 963,000 viewers for the half hour show from 7pm, preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam show.