India, Sept. 14 -- Pierce Brosnan's front-row appearance at the US Open men's final match between Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton in New York got a well-timed James Bond 007 twist. During the ESPN broadcast, cameras briefly showed the clock at 0:07 before smoothly panning to the actor, who has famously played the British secret agent code-named Agent 007 in four James Bond films. The moment went viral on social media. The official US Open account also shared the clip with the caption, "The camera panning from the clock at 0:07 to Pierce Brosnan. Absolute cinema."

Brosnan (73) portrayed the spy in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002).

Fans quickly caught the reference, w...