: Australian Open: In coronavirus times, electronic line-calling takes center-stage at a Grand Slam #IndiaNEWS The days of tennis players arguing whether balls are in or out could be coming to a close,

Australian Open: In coronavirus times, electronic line-calling takes center-stage at a Grand Slam #IndiaNEWS
The days of tennis players arguing whether balls are in or out could be coming to a close, after the smooth introduction of electronic line judging for all courts at the Australian Open on Monday. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted a major change, with human judges replaced by ball-tracking cameras to reduce the number of people on site at Melbourne Park. The cameras are set up along each line and automatically announce their decisions in real time, with a recorded human voice calling “out???, “fault??? and “foot fault???. The 2020 US Open had electronic line calls as well but it was used only outside courts with line judges were on the main show courts. World No 1 Novak Djokovic was sensationally defaulted from last year’s when he hit a loose ball in anger that accidentally hit a lineswoman in the throat.Djokovic, Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka were among the players to give their seal of approval as the electronic system made its Grand Slam debut on the main court.The electronic calls feature pre-recorded voices of Australia’s front-line workers in the country’s pandemic response such as firefighters and other emergency response personnel. “It’s interesting, It’s definitely different,??? said 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams after...Read more

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