Wimbledon is considered a temple of tradition. This can be checked in every edition: the current champion is responsible for the release of the central path, Star Dessert is a strawberry with cream, and all tennis players should be compete with white impeccableThe field but the London tournament also leaves other customs. This year, he decided to do without linear judges and replace them with technology, which failed more than desire, and encouraged the complaints of some players.
The coarse mistake He arrived during the eighth party last Sunday, which collided with Anastasia Pavlyuyuchenkova and Sonya Bar. The Russian language was at the point to win the game from 4-4 in the first set when her opponent released a blow that seemed long, but there were no signs, and this stopped the game, waiting for the response of the judge of the chair Niko Helvert.
The referee asked the organizers for advice on television, when television repetitions showed that the Board of Cart was bad, but ELC system (electronic line)Which works with more than 450 cameras distributed in 18 tracks used, I did not find it. Your decision, repeat the meaning.
Pavlichenkova entered into anger. “I don’t know if he was inside or outside, but you cannot try. Since he is local, you can say what you want. You stole the gameYou stole the game with a field, ”said the player on the highway. The Russian eventually lost the game, but finally won the game against the British tennis player.
The Russian tennis player went deep into her criticism at the press conference and gained great courage from the judge of the chairman in such situations. “He told me that he would do this, but he did not, he simply ordered.
This was not the only one who questioned New reliability of the systemThe field “I don’t think this is 100 % more precise,” Jack Draper explained after losing in the second round against the Croatian Mariansky Kilich. “A couple of balls left traces on the highway. If it were bad, they would not have lime. I believe that this cannot be 100 % effective, because sometimes this is a matter of millimeters, ”he added. There was no left to Radukan in accordance with Emma: “I am sure that there was a ball that they gave forever and that it was bad.”
Technology fails on Wimbledon
This was not the best debut for ELC technology. In fact, the organization recognized that “Deactivated by mistake” For a few points of this game. Nevertheless, he confirmed his decision to do without linear judges, as most grandiose shots have already done, with the exception of Roland Garros.
“We apologize to the players. We have complete confidence in the effectiveness of this technologyThe field in this case was a human mistake, and, as a result, we completely considered the process and made appropriate changes, ”said the representative of the All England Club after disputes.
Electronic arbitration in tennis
ELC works with More than 450 cameras distributed by 18 tracksFinishing the role of the judge of the line after 147 years. According to the tournament, it works, tracking the balls through 12 cautious installed cameras around the site, with individual covers in a very specific green -colored Wimbledon green tone.
Cameras capture the movement of the ball, while the computer interprets Real locationCreating an accurate three -dimensional representation of the court and the trajectory of the ball to determine whether it is inside or outside. He can even scream, as if he were a judge in the tenth second, although in his debut he had no best actions.
