Britain's top tennis players have voiced strong criticism of Wimbledon's new electronic line calling system, with both Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper claiming the technology has made incorrect calls during their respective matches at this year's Championships.
The automated system, which has replaced human line judges for the first time at Wimbledon, came under fire from Raducanu following her defeat to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and from Draper during his second-round loss to Marin Cilic.
Both players questioned the accuracy of the technology, with Raducanu expressing particular disappointment about what she believed were multiple erroneous calls throughout the tournament.
The 22-year-old was particularly frustrated by one call during her 7-6 (6) 6-4 defeat when a Sabalenka shot was ruled to have clipped the line.
"That call was for sure out," said Raducanu after the intense match against Sabalenka.
"It's kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part they've been OK."
The 2021 US Open champion revealed this wasn't an isolated incident during her Wimbledon campaign.
"I've had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong. Hopefully they can fix that," she added.
Draper echoed similar concerns about the system's reliability during his match against Cilic on Thursday.
"I don't think it's 100 per cent accurate, in all honesty. A couple of the ones today it showed a mark on the court. There's no way the chalk would have showed," Draper said.
The fully automated system marks a significant change at the Championships, eliminating the traditional human line judges whose calls could previously be challenged using electronic reviews.
Whilst the technology has become standard across the ATP Tour and many WTA events, with both the Australian Open and US Open employing similar systems, the French Open continues to resist any form of electronic line calling.
.The electronic line calling technology has become increasingly prevalent across professional tennis, with all ATP Tour events and numerous WTA tournaments having already abandoned human line judges in favour of the automated system.
The Australian Open and US Open have both adopted the same technology that Wimbledon has introduced this year, making the transition away from traditional officiating methods.
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