WIMBLEDON REPLACES LINE JUDGES WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEM

Wimbledon has announced that it will replace all 300 line judges with artificial intelligence and an electronic system from next year, removing human officials for the first time in the championship’s 147-year history.

The All England Club has confirmed all 18 match courts will be installed with automated electronic line calling (ELC), and the system will be the same as the one used at the US Open since 2020, where automated voice calls are played out within a tenth of a second of the ball landing.

It  also announced that the mens and womens singles finals would start at the later time of 4:00 pm local time on the final weekend of the tournament, pushed back from 2:00 pm.

Next years Wimbledon will take place from June 30 until July 13.