US EditionWimbledon: Electronic Line Calling System Malfunctions During Quarterfinal Match
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 8 – Rennae Stubbs urges reinstatement of line judges after electronic line-calling system was accidentally switched off, causing a controversial point decision during Wimbledon 2025.
- During Tuesday's Wimbledon men's quarterfinal between Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov, a malfunction in the electronic line-calling system led umpire Louise Azemar-Engzell to stop play and order a replay of a point.
- This error occurred because the ELC system was inadvertently deactivated for three points due to human error, which the All England Club fully acknowledged and blamed on an operator oversight.
- The error occurred early in the fourth set when Fritz’s forehand was mistakenly called a fault, as the system tracking had confused it for a serve instead of a shot during a rally.
- Fritz eventually won the match 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, hitting 16 aces with a top serve reaching 138 mph, while the organizers stated, “So we’re absolutely confident in the system.”
- Following a full review, Wimbledon implemented changes to prevent similar errors, removed manual deactivation ability from Hawk-Eye, and expressed confidence that incidents like this are unlikely to recur.
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Wimbledon chiefs suffer humiliation again as major technology failure causes controversy - The Mirror
Wimbledon bosses are likely to face more question over their electronic line calling technology with a "fault" incorrectly called during Taylor Fritz's quarter-final
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