The switch to electronic line calling (ELC) has “changed the atmosphere” at Wimbledon, according to two experienced line ...

A fter 148 years, Wimbledon line judges have been replaced by AI, and their reduced roles as ‘glorified butlers’ has been ...

Organizers of this year’s Wimbledon have said the latest error with the electronic system was due to a player getting ready ...

Wimbledon is using a high-tech camera system in place of line judges for the first time this year. On Sunday, something went ...

The eyes of the tennis world and beyond turn to Wimbledon over the next fortnight as the world’s best battle it out on the grass.Carlos Alcaraz is favourite to win a third consecutive title at SW19 ...

For the first time, the All England Club is using artificial intelligence, not meticulously dressed judges, to determine whether a ball is in or out.

Line judges — the folks who determine whether a ball is in or out of bounds — are not part of the game. “I’m a bit sad because I’m looking at my TV and it looks like somebody’s done a bad Photoshop on ...

Line judges have long been “part of the furniture” at Wimbledon, but they have been replaced with electronic line calling at ...

Line judges were, inadvertently, in the firing line when some of the world’s fastest servers were on court - Getty Images/Andrej Isakovic “We are talking about an enormously disparate group of ...

But around 80 former officials will be employed as match assistants, with two on each court offering support to the umpire, while they will also provide back-up should the electronic system fail.

Their plight attracted the support of two English students concerned about the wider threat from artificial intelligence to their own future job prospects. Gabriel Paul, 26, and Harry Robson, 27, ...