13 million watched Murray's Centre Court epic 01/07/2009 |
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Nearly 13 million people tuned in to watch Andy Murray’s epic five-set battle on Centre Court last night after the BBC ripped up their evening schedule to carry the whole of the match on BBC1.
The figure was only half a million fewer than the 13.1 million who watched last year’s final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
Last night’s match, between the British No 1 and the Swiss No 2, Stanislas Wawrinka, did not finish until 10.38pm, making it not only the first match played entirely under the new multi-million pound Centre Court roof, but also the latest match ever to be played at the Championships.
The match lasted over an hour longer than last year’s final, which ended just as the light was fading at 9.15pm. The new lights on the show court mean that, in theory, no match will ever have to be rescheduled due to rain or fading light.
An average of 8.6 million people watched the match, although during the final sets after ten o’clock, the numbers peaked at 12.6 million.
(Source: Timesonline.co.uk)
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