WITH Wimbledon kicking off this week, Scottish brewer Tennent’s is serving up support for Scotland’s favourite sporting sons.
Featuring in a new promotional clip, Judy Murray drives a group of “glory hunting” Tartan Army supporters, who have ditched supporting the national football team in order to concentrate on backing Andy and Jamie at SW19.
The advert includes a supporter sipping from a pint garnished as if it were a glass of Pimms, while another cuts out his goal nets in order to set up a makeshift tennis court.
“Going into a major tournament like Wimbledon it’s really important to have the support of the nation behind you,” said Judy. “So when Tennent’s got in touch with me to feature in their ‘ace’ new video, I was more than happy to join in.”
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