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The Independent UK
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Kieran Jackson

Wimbledon crowd boos after electronic line calling ‘malfunctions’ again in Taylor Fritz match

Taylor Fritz was serving in the fourth set when the error occurred - (Getty Images)

The contentious Wimbledon electronic line calling (ELC) system malfunctioned again in Taylor Fritz’s quarter-final against Karen Khachanov on Tuesday, resulting in jeers from the Court 1 crowd.

In the first game of the fourth set, at 15-0 on Fritz’s serve, the AI system called the ball “fault” mid-rally, with the ball nowhere near being out of the singles court.

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