Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray shunned by Australians as embarrassing TV figures revealed

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were largely ignored by the Australian public (Image: GETTY)

‘s charity exhibition event ahead of the was largely ignored by TV viewers in the country.The veteran Serb was the headline act on A Night With Novak, which aimed to raise funds for a range of children’s charities. The likes of , and Qinwen Zheng were also involved in the exhibition at the Rod Laver Arena.Sadly for Djokovic, the event did not generate as much interest as he would have liked. The majority of viewers in Australia chose to ignore it, with the figures showing a national average of just 276,000 despite a total national reach of 1,541,000.The charity event was overshadowed by a different ball game, with almost 600,000 people tuning in to watch the Melbourne Stars take on the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash cricket league.

The exhibition event only had a national average of 246,000 viewers

The exhibition event only had a national average of 246,000 viewers (Image: GETTY)

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Even the Australian versions of Tipping Point and The Chase gained more viewers than Djokovic’s star-studded exhibition, showing a clear lack of interest from the general public.Those who did tune in got to see Djokovic beat Zverev in a one-set singles match, with the 39-year-old coming from two games behind to win. He was also supposed to face Nick Kyrgios but the Aussie was forced to pull out due to an abdominal injury.After stepping off the court, Djokovic was joined for an interview by his new coach Murray, who later teamed up with Victoria Azarenka in a mixed doubles match against the Serb and Zheng.The Scot as payback for his own failure to win the event.

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“I played here a few times, could never quite get over the line unfortunately,” said Murray, before pointing at Djokovic and adding: “This man is single-handedly responsible for that. I’m now here to try and sabotage his chances of winning another one.”Murray was then asked to explain how his partnership with Djokovic came about, revealing that he sought permission from his wife before agreeing to help his former rival.”We exchanged a few messages and got on a call,” he said. “We had a long chat. Novak asked me to help him. I was shocked, I was obviously not expecting that when he called.”I said: ‘Look, I’m going to have to ask my wife and see what she says’. She was very supportive of it. It’s a unique opportunity and we thought we’d give it a go and see if I could help.”

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