Wimbledon's hand has been forced by the ATP's decision to adopt Electronic Line Calling Live across the men's tour from 2025 in the interests of greater accuracy and consistency.

Human line judges had long been an iconic facet of Wimbledon, but organizers announced in October that the electronic calling system would be introduced at future tournaments.

But the tournament’s shift to electronic line calling (ELC) is in step with the rest of the tennis world. The ATP and WTA Tours have adopted the system, as have the Australian and US Opens.

Debbie Jevans, chairman of the All England Club, argues that players have been asking for electronic line-calling for years because they thought it was more accurate, while Tim Henman has branded ...

As noted by ESPN, the first Grand Slam that started using an electronic line calling system was the Australian Open in 2021. The U.S. Open then followed a year later.

Electronic line calling (ELC) technology will be implemented at Wimbledon for the 2025 Championships, bringing to an end the role of the line judge after 147 years patrolling the courts in SW19.

But the tournament’s shift to electronic line calling (ELC) is in step with the rest of the tennis world. The ATP and WTA Tours have adopted the system, as have the Australian and US Opens.