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The Guardian - UK
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Is it time for Hawkeye to replace line judges at Wimbledon?

Endangered species? … Line judges at Wimbledon. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters/Corbis
Endangered species? … Line judges at Wimbledon. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters/Corbis

Is the Hawkeye technology at Wimbledon not yet capable of replacing human line judges altogether? When will we be able to dispense with these arcane ‘challenges’ and simply have the certainty of the technology itself judging all line calls?

Norman Partington, Warrington, Cheshire

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