The French Open stands as the last tennis tournament to utilize line judges, resisting the shift to electronic line calling (ELC) embraced by other Grand Slams. Players frequently protest calls, making each point a dramatic event, as seen in Mirra Andreeva's match. While ELC has been implemented at Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and the US Open, there have been issues with ELC, particularly on clay courts, leading to calls where technology mismatches the human assessment. This ongoing debate highlights the tension between tradition and technological advancement in tennis.
This year, Wimbledon will adopt electronic line calling. The line judges will no longer be there, hunched over in between points, bellowing guttural noises when a ball swings wide of the line.
Some tournaments on clay have adopted ELC and had early problems. There have been calls where technology and the human eye have not matched.
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