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You cannot be serious? Wimbledon abolishes line judges after 147 years


Wimbledon will dispense with line judges next year in favour of live electronic line calling

Sally Bolton, Wimbledon’s chief executive, said: “The decision to introduce Live Electronic Line Calling at the Championships was made following a significant period of consideration and consultation. Having reviewed the results of the testing undertaken at the Championships this year, we consider the technology to be sufficiently robust and the time is right to take this important step in seeking maximum accuracy in our officiating. As tournaments returned following the pandemic hiatus in 2020 and attempted to continue through Covid restrictions, some of the biggest events, including the US Open that year, began to adopt ELC on a limited number of courts.

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