Why are line judges no longer used at Queen's?

You mightiness person noticed thing missing from nan courts astatine Queen's Club this twelvemonth - wherever person nan statement judges gone?

A acquainted show astir nan edges of nan courts for decades, nan men and women who outcry "out" and "fault" person been replaced by physics statement calling.

Electronic statement calling uses cameras, computers and sensors to way a shot and is utilized by tennis umpires to judge whether a shot is successful aliases out.

This play nan men's circuit - nan ATP - has adopted nan exertion crossed each of its events, while nan WTA - nan women's circuit - has besides been utilizing it astatine galore of its events.

A mixed men's and women's event, specified arsenic Queen's, offers an easy opportunity for nan exertion to beryllium utilized crossed nan 2 tournaments.

The ATP said nan move to physics statement calling was to "optimise accuracy and consistency crossed tournaments, lucifer courts and surfaces".

A new women's arena astatine Queen's started connected Monday, while nan men's tourney follows astatine nan aforesaid venue a week later.

Wimbledon will extremity its 147-year usage of statement judges this summer, relying solely connected physics statement calling.

The exertion will beryllium successful spot for qualifying and nan main draw.

Roland Garros is nan only Grand Slam tourney that still uses statement judges and players are not allowed to usage physics replays to situation quality decision.

The French Open want to support traditions synonymous pinch nan 134-year-old tourney and are unwilling to suffer quality control.

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