Overview
- Play at Wimbledon qualifying in Roehampton was suspended for more than an hour on Wednesday after a temporary loss of power stopped the electronic line‑calling system from working and matches paused while the system was fully recalibrated.
- Tournament officials restored power and resumed play around 13:15–13:25 after technicians recalibrated the system and the All England Club said it will examine heat as a possible cause of the outage.
- Organisers kept ball boys and ball girls off courts and used adult Court Services staff, applied heat‑rule breaks and urged hydration to protect players and minors during a red weather warning for extreme heat.
- The disruption coincided with other pre‑Wimbledon uncertainties: Jannik Sinner won a Hurlingham exhibition and said testing had addressed his French Open collapse, Novak Djokovic was removed late from the same event’s schedule with no explanation, and Dan Evans lost a match that ended his singles career.
- The electronic line‑calling system was introduced last year to replace human judges and has had earlier errors, and this power failure highlights a vulnerability that organisers must address before the main draw begins on June 29.