Wimbledon introduced electronic line-calling (ELC) for the first time, facing significant backlash from players, including British No. 1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, who reported incorrect calls after their matches. Although ELC has been employed in professional tennis since 2018, and is now used by the ATP across all events, reactions to its initial application at Wimbledon have raised concerns about its accuracy and the absence of human oversight. The tournament's organisers defended ELC, stating the system was functioning optimally despite the criticism.
Electronic line-calling, or ELC, which uses automated ball-tracking technology has, after all, long been used in professional tennis tournaments, starting with the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2018.
This year, for the first time, the men's tour, the ATP, is using ELC at all of its events, though the French Open is now the only grand slam that still employs human line judges.
For the first five days of the tournament the most significant blows were the parting shots from Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu, who each criticised the ELC system after their defeats.
Jack Draper complains to the umpire after an electronic line call during his loss to Marin Cilic. The AELTC maintained that the system was working optimally.
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