Wimbledon Has Removed Line Judges But AI Can’t Override Its DNA
The post Wimbledon Has Removed Line Judges But AI Can’t Override Its DNA appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. France’s Richard Gasquet collides with a line-judge as he competes against Netherlands’ Botic Van De … More Zandschulp during their men’s singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2022. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Stefan Edberg won Wimbledon twice and understood that the tournament’s DNA resonated beyond the tennis. “For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It’s got tradition, it’s got atmosphere, and it’s got mystique,” said the former World No. 1 in an interview with the Independent in 1996. Almost thirty years ago is eons in tennis technology. Part of that mystique and atmosphere was the line judges in their resplendent All England Club apparel. Hawk-Eye technology arrived for the Millennium at the Championships in 2006 as computerized ball-tracking was deemed necessary to minimize human error. For its 148th edition, the AELTC has introduced electronic line calling to replace all line judges following the Australian Open and the U.S. Open implementation in 2021 and 2022. That sense of human interaction, surrounded by the force of nature that is grass has been central to Wimbledon’s casting. This year’s official poster offers the picture postcard of the English Garden; elegant, classy and other-worldly. The real Centre Court felt naked on Monday without those men and women marching to their official postings. Carlos Alcaraz looked lonely out there during his five-set fight against Fabio Fognini. The shouts of “out” now come from the recordings of the staff at the grounds which at least gives some…
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France’s Richard Gasquet collides with a line-judge as he competes against Netherlands’ Botic Van De … More Zandschulp during their men’s singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2022. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Stefan Edberg won Wimbledon twice and understood that the tournament’s DNA resonated beyond the tennis. “For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It’s got tradition, it’s got atmosphere, and it’s got mystique,” said the former World No. 1 in an interview with the Independent in 1996. Almost thirty years ago is eons in tennis technology. Part of that mystique and atmosphere was the line judges in their resplendent All England Club apparel. Hawk-Eye technology arrived for the Millennium at the Championships in 2006 as computerized ball-tracking was deemed necessary to minimize human error. For its 148th edition, the AELTC has introduced electronic line calling to replace all line judges following the Australian Open and the U.S. Open implementation in 2021 and 2022. That sense of human interaction, surrounded by the force of nature that is grass has been central to Wimbledon’s casting. This year’s official poster offers the picture postcard of the English Garden; elegant, classy and other-worldly. The real Centre Court felt naked on Monday without those men and women marching to their official postings. Carlos Alcaraz looked lonely out there during his five-set fight against Fabio Fognini. The shouts of “out” now come from the recordings of the staff at the grounds which at least gives some…
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