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Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
An ‘operator error', a player terming the point as stolen and umpire on ‘rest: All what has happened in electronic line-calling at Wimbledon so far
An 'operator error', a player terming a game being stolen due to the turning off the ball-tracking technology and the concerned umpire taking a rest day. That's what has happened within days of Wimbledon opting for electronic line-calling technology for the first time in its 148-year-old tennis history. A day after an 'operator error' resulted in ball-tracking technology being turned off for one game in the fourth-round women's singles match between Sonay Kartal of Britain and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia on Centre Court, the All England Tennis Club has now announced that there will be a change in the technology. 'Following our review, we have now removed the ability for Hawk-Eye operators to manually deactivate the ball tracking. While the source of the issue was human error, this error cannot now be repeated due to the system changes we have made,' the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said in a statement to BBC Sport. On Sunday, Kartal was game point down at 4-4 in the first set against Pavlyuchenkova when a Kartal backhand went long with TV replays showing the ball was out. Chair umpire Nico Helwerth halted play before he addressed the crowd about the call. 'We're just going to check if the system was up and running, because there was no audio call.' The umpire would address. According to the BBC, the umpire made a telephone call and announced that the ball-tracking system 'was unfortunately unable to track the last point'. The umpire then ordered the point to be replayed with Kartal winning the replayed point and taking the 5-4 lead in the match. According to the rules, if the electronic line calling system fails to make a call, 'The call shall be made by the chair umpire,' states the official rulebook. The rulebook further adds, ' If the chair umpire is unable to determine if the ball was in or out, then the point shall be replayed. This protocol applies only to point-ending shots or in the case when a player stops play.' Wimbledon electronic line calling was 'accidentally' switched off during this match according to thinking it was deliberately switched off by an aggrieved former line judge in protest rage against the A.I. machine #Wimbledon #Wimbledon2025 — BigCam (@ccbigcam) July 7, 2025 Post the point, BBC reported that the Russian did show her dissent to the umpire. 'I don't know if it's in or out. How do I know? How can you prove it? You took the game away from me … They stole the game from me. They stole it.' Pavlyuchenkova was quoted as per BBC. Following the match, which Pavlyuchenkova won 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, the Russian world number 50 would talk about the decision and talked about how the umpire also talked about him seeing the ball being out. 'That's why he's there. 'He also saw it out, he told me after the match. I thought he would do that, but he didn't. Instead they just said replay. I don't know if it's something to do [with Kartal being] local. I think it's also difficult for him. He probably was scared to take such a big decision.' Pavlyuchenkova said post the match. Last week, Britain's Emma Raducanu too had voiced her opinion on the technology following a shot from her opponent world number one Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka clipping the line in the first set during the 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win for Sabalenka. 'That call was for sure out. It's kind of disappointing that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part they've been OK. I've had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong. Hopefully they can fix that,' Radacanu had said. The 2021 US Open champion also talked about how she does not trust the technology. 'No, I don't – I think the other players would say the same thing, there were some pretty dodgy ones but what can you do?' Radacanu added. On Monday, All England Lawn Tennis Club chief executive Sally Bolton shared that umpire Helwerth was 'having a rest day'. 'We have a rotation of our umpires regularly. A little bit like the players, the umpires also need rest days throughout the tournament,' Bolton told BBC Sport. He's having a rest day today. He's fine. It's really important to say that the umpire followed the protocols in place. He did what he needed to do on court and acted entirely correctly.' Bolton told the media.
Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Wimbledon controversy erupts as organisers apologise to furious Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for 'stolen game'
A technical outage in Wimbledon's line-calling system left Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova visibly enraged following a controversial umpiring decision during her fourth-round clash. Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova talks to the umpire during her round of 16 match against Britain's Sonay Kartal(REUTERS) The Russian star was locked in a tense battle with local favourite Sonay Kartal on Centre Court. With both players exchanging two breaks apiece, the match looked set for a gripping first-set tie-break. The drama unfolded in the ninth game, with Pavlyuchenkova serving. She had just saved three break points and appeared poised to hold serve when Kartal fired a shot that landed long, visibly beyond the baseline. However, the automated line-call system delayed its response, calling 'Stop. Stop' several seconds late, which created mass confusion. Pavlyuchenkova, standing well behind the baseline, paused, expecting an immediate call. The delayed verdict came just as she was about to take a 5-4 lead. Umpire Nico Helwerth spoke to the line-calling team over the phone as both players waited. Replays clearly showed Kartal's shot was out, but the final decision stunned everyone—'The system was unable to track the last point, so we will replay it,' Helwerth announced. The 34-year-old Russian was furious but tried to stay composed. She battled for another game point but couldn't convert. Kartal eventually broke serve and took the lead. Pavlyuchenkova voiced her frustration during the changeover: 'I don't know if it's in or out. You can't prove it… You took the game away from me. You stole the game from me.' The All England Club later issued an apology, stating: 'We have apologised to the players involved. We continue to have full confidence in the accuracy of the ball-tracking technology. However, there was a human error in this instance, and we've made appropriate changes.' Despite the controversy, Pavlyuchenkova showed immense resilience, eventually winning the opening set 7-6 (7-3). After the match, she revealed that even the chair umpire privately admitted the ball was out. 'It was very confusing. The umpire also saw it out. I expected him to take initiative—that's what he's there for—but he didn't. Maybe it's because she's local, I don't know... but that was a crucial moment,' she said. The incident has reignited debate over the full reliance on technology for line calls. Emma Raducanu expressed scepticism, saying, 'I don't think it's great. Most players would agree there were questionable calls.' In contrast, British No.1 Jack Draper called the system '100% accurate' after his own second-round exit.
Time of India
8 hours ago
- Time of India
Wimbledon 2025: Henry Patten, Adrian Mannarino among 12 players slapped with four-figure fine for staff abuse and on-court outbursts
Wimbledon 2025 so far has been thrilling for both the players and the fans, but the controversies around it have also kept the audiences on edge. Most recently, British doubles player Henry Patten has been hit with the heaviest fine of Wimbledon till now. The 29-year-old player has been asked to pay £9,000 for verbally abusing staff as they tried to cut his practice session short. According to Express UK, after this, the second-highest fine was issued at £4,400 to Adrian Mannarino for his unprofessional behaviour in his second-round clash with Valentin Royer. Following this, Mannarino won that tie but crashed out to Andrey Rublev in the round of three. Defending champs moving on! 🤜🤛Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara beat Henry's fellow Brits to progress to the last 16#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon Other players who have been slapped with fines for their unprofessional behaviour At the third highest place stands Russian star Elena Pridankina, at £3,600. She has also been slapped with a fine because of her unsportsmanlike conduct during her first-round doubles defeat to Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei. Other than them, four more players were fined £2,900. While Zizou Bergs and Halley Baptiste were punished for an audible obscenity, and Varvara Gracheva has been charged with abuse of rackets. Anna Kalinskaya has also been charged with a fine for her unsportsmanlike conduct. German Jule Niemeier has been docked with £1,800 for her behaviour during her second-round qualifying loss. Finally, the last four players were fined £1,500 each, including Alex Bolt and Chloe Paquet, who were charged for audible obscenities; Colton Smith for abuse of rackets and equipment; and Luca Van Assche for unprofessional behaviour. Kyrgios's absence cuts into Wimbledon's fine totals With Kyrgios absent from the main draw at Wimbledon, the tournament is reclaiming far less in fines than it typically might when the outspoken Aussie is competing. Nick Kyrgios says he's likely paid close to 800,000 Australian dollars in fines throughout his career. 'Yeah, I've copped some hefty ones,' he admitted. 'Altogether, I'd say I'm nearing around 800 grand.' To stay updated on the stories that are going viral, follow Indiatimes Trending.
