<ul><li>Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world, is replacing around 300 line judges with artificial intelligence at next year’s tournament.</li><li>The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is adopting electronic line calling (ELC) technology, an evolution of Hawk-Eye, to determine 'out' and 'fault' calls.</li><li>ELC works by tracking the ball's movement through 12 cameras and interpreting its location in real time, overseen by a video operator in an external room.</li><li>This move follows the introduction of AI technology at other major tennis tournaments and reflects the changing landscape of sports officiating.</li></ul>

After 147 years, Wimbledon is getting rid of line judges in favor of AI – and adding VAR, which always goes well

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