Human line judges dressed in crisp striped shirts and white bottoms will be absent from Wimbledon this year. Instead, 12 cameras will stand courtside to call whether the ball lands in or out.
The Grand Slam tennis championship, which opens on 30 June, will fully adopt electronic line calling courtesy of Sony Group subsidiary Hawk-Eye Innovations. The Basingstoke, England-based company uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint a ball’s trajectory to supply gameplay analysis and refereeing across 25 sports including baseball and soccer.
