Not everyone is satisfied with the tournament’s decision on a significant change to align with the United States Open
Some Wimbledon’s Elite players shared varied views in the All clubs in England Election to remove line judges. The decision was made last October to promote technology about human officials.
The tournament, Start starting Monday In the midst of intense heat, it will use electronic line calls instead of the conventional method. Line judges have been a Wimbledon equipment for 147 years, but this year, 300 officials have been supplanted by an electronic system that uses artificial intelligence to determine if a ball is inside or outside.
“After reviewing the results of the tests performed at this year’s championships, we consider technology to be robust enough and the time is right to make this important step to find the maximum accuracy in our officer,” said Sally Bolton.
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The Wimbledon movement aligns with the Australian Open and the United States Open, who already use the system, and follows the dress with all the ATP Tour events that have adopted technology. However, the transition has received a mixed response, with some regretting the loss of tradition from the beloved Grand Slam.
Barbora Krejcikova, the Wimbledon Singles Champion of 2024, is not interested in the new agreement. “I mean, to be honest, I like the old traditional style, so I like the old way. With the new system, yes, it is what it is,” he said.
The world number 1, Aryna Sabalenka, expressed his mixed feelings about the modernization of Wimbledon, emphasizing the absence of line areas as a break in tradition.
“I feel like Wimbledon has always been like in the fields of the line and, as historically, you see the referees there. So I don’t know. Maybe I would prefer this,” he emphasized, although he acknowledged his growing confidence in technology over time.
The 7th World Lorenzo Musetti also weighed the change in Wimbledon with a reflective response.
“I mean, I think it will be a bit strange because, of course, we have a huge tradition here in Wimbledon,” he observed.
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“In terms of tour, in terms of, let’s say, each tournament has its own wide line. But of course, the elegance that showed the line here in Wimbledon, was such a traditional, historical thing.
“Of course, we are always trying to evolve. I think also speaking as a player, we will have less discussion because I think it is very difficult to judge, especially right now, what the ball goes very fast. In modern days, I think we will need more help from technology. I agree with this change, especially here in the grass. I think this is the right one they decided.”
In the meantime, Alexander Zverev, no. 3, he hopes that Wimbledon authorities have made a good decision.
“I like the electronic system. I really don’t care,” he said. “I think there are some tournaments where it didn’t work well. I think Madrid does not work well. There were several occasions where there were mistakes.
“All in all, I think it makes the game fairer. I think there are no longer errors. I don’t usually care about the electronic lines system.”