Overview
- Play at the Roehampton qualifying site was suspended after a temporary loss of power disabled Wimbledon’s Electronic Line Calling system and players were taken off court, the All England Club said Wednesday.
- Matches were paused for roughly an hour to 90 minutes while power was restored and the ELC was recalibrated, with play restarting around 1:25–1:30pm and some qualifiers, including Dan Evans, finishing their matches after the delay.
- The suspension occurred on a day when the Met Office issued a red heat warning for London and temperatures reached the low-to-mid 30s Celsius, prompting Wimbledon to apply its heat-stress rule and withdraw ball kids for welfare reasons.
- Organizers confirmed the immediate cause was a temporary power loss but said investigators will determine whether the extreme heat directly triggered the outage; the ELC had also shown earlier glitches this week such as silenced audio 'out' calls.
- The disruption tested contingency procedures at the Roehampton venue and raises operational questions about the tournament’s dependence on automated officiating as the main draw approaches on June 29.