Wimbledon also uses Hawk-Eye but with a challenge system, with each player allowed up to three incorrect challenges per set.īut the French Open continues to hold out despite numerous arguments and discussions over the past week and a half between players and umpires over ball marks, the space between the ball and the line and, sometimes, over which mark is the right one.
Hawk-Eye Live - with which all calls are made electronically - was used at the Australian Open in February and will be in operation at the US Open later this summer. The French Open is the only one of the four Grand Slam tennis events not to use electronic line-calling, in one way or other. PARIS - It is a scene synonymous with Roland Garros: an umpire coming down from his chair to check a ball mark, the players and fans waiting for the decision and the crowd whistling or cheering, depending on their allegiance.
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