--- title: Wimbledon: Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray Meet description: Watch the actor and tennis champ meet for the first time and exchange a shower of polite mutual compliments, proving to be mutual fans. canonical: https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-11T19:59:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:16.791Z og:title: Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray Quite Like Each Other og:description: Watch the actor and tennis champ share compliments og:url: https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray Quite Like Each Other twitter:description: Watch the actor and tennis champ share compliments twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray's First Meeting Is Pretty Adorable  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 11, 2016 7:59 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 11, 2016 7:59 PM UTC Two Brits — one a [renowned actor](http://time.com/4293465/benedict-cumberbatch-grinch-movie/?iid=sr-link2), the other a just-crowned [Wimbledon tennis champ](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222%5F21017662,00.html) — had a chance to meet each other at a post-Wimbledon reception on Sunday, and their polite exchange is everything you’d expect from a pair of respected, well-mannered gentlemen with informed admiration for the other’s craft. “I’m a massive fan,” Andy Murray starts off after shaking Benedict Cumberbatch’s hand along with that of the actor’s wife, Sophie Hunter. “Well, likewise, likewise,” Cumberbatch rejoins. He adds that it was “really inspiring to watch” Murray play. We also learn that Murray is a big fan of Cumberbatch’s [TV show _Sherlock_](http://time.com/4165328/sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-steven-moffat/?iid=sr-link1), even pumping his fist when Cumberbatch mentions that he’s currently working on filming new episodes (although there will only be three in the upcoming season). Cumberbatch then plays his trump card, asking about [Murray’s infant daughter](http://motto.time.com/4401320/prince-william-andy-murray-dads-wimbledon/?iid=sr-link1) — and proving himself to be a proper superfan in the process. Murray says his five-month-old has started sleeping through the night. “That’s great, that’s great,” says Cumberbatch. “This is just an amazing moment.” Maybe this is the start of a beautiful friendship: a British bromance filled with mutual respect and polite pleasantries. We’re here for it. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/"},"headline":"Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray's First Meeting Is Pretty Adorable","datePublished":"2016-07-11T19:59:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:16.791Z","description":"This could be the start of a beautiful bromance","url":"https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4401732/andy-murray-benedict-cumberbatch-wimbledon/","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch and Andy Murray's First Meeting Is Pretty Adorable"}}]}] ```