IT was a summit of Scottish talent yesterday as top comic Kevin Bridges and tennis ace Andy Murray shared the love at Wimbledon.
Though serious on the court, world number two Murray is well known for his love of comedy, and reportedly arranged tickets for Bridges to see his centre court victory against Nick Kyrgios.
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The man! @andy_murray pic.twitter.com/sWSLrY6EJn
— Kevin Bridges (@kevinbridges86) July 4, 2016
The photo, which seems to have been taken in the locker room following the match, was shared thousands of time after Kevin Bridges Tweeted it.
Many were pleased to see the Scottish icons together,
@kevinbridges86 @andy_murray two Scottish legends right there!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Maryelizabeth#9 (@maryemclay) July 4, 2016
@kevinbridges86 @andy_murray two great ambassadors .....
— dave (@elgoldave) July 4, 2016
Murray, who has previously revealed he watched reruns of Bridges' comedy before a past Wimbledon clash, will now face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the quarter-finals.
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