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Wimbledon’s Electronic Line-Calling System Fails to Flag Clear Out in Round-of-16

Organisers insist the fully automated system will remain in place despite Pawljutschenkowa accusing an umpire of game theft after a missed Hawk-Eye call.

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Pawljutschenkowa ist über die Linientechnik in Wimbledon wütend.
Vor dem Match war bei allen die Laune noch gut
Anastassija Pawljutschenkowa ist fassunglos

Overview

  • Wimbledon abandoned human line judges after 147 years in favour of a 12-camera electronic line calling system across all courts
  • In her round-of-16 match against Sonay Kartal, Anastasia Pawljutschenkowa lost a point at 4-4 Advantage when Hawk-Eye failed to call a ball that had landed clearly out
  • Pawljutschenkowa accused umpire Nico Helwerth of ‘stealing’ her game following the erroneous call
  • Kartal won the replayed point, broke serve to take the game, altering the match momentum
  • Tournament organisers have confirmed no plans to reintroduce human judges, choosing to continue with the fully automated system