All 300 line judges will be replaced at Wimbledon with artificial intelligence and an Electronic System as of next year.

The decision which removes human officials for the first time in the 147-year history of the Grass-Court Championship, was announced by the All England Club who confirmed that all 18 match courts will be installed with automated electronic line calling (ELC System).

The system will be the same as the one used at the U.S Open since 2020, where automated voice calls are played out within a tenth of a second of the ball landing.

As a result of the change, it is expected that Wimbledon’s Hawk-Eye Challenge System where players could review calls made by the line judges, will be removed.

The decision to introduce Artificial Intelligence at Wimbledon means the French Open, which has relied solely on human officials, is now the outlier, although it may well follow suit, with all ATP tour events to feature the technology as of next year.