Seven wins 1.279m for Roger Federer’s defeat of Andy Murray at Australian Open

Seven’s tennis won its biggest audience so far this year with 1.279m watching as Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in four sets to reach his eleventh consecutive semi-final at the tournament.

The game came after defending champion Victoria Azarenka lost to Agnieszka Radwanska and Rafael Nadal defended his place in the tournament by fighting off Bulgaria’s Grigo Dimitrov and helped Seven secure more than 30 per cent of the audience share according to OzTam’s preliminary overnight ratings.