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Wimbledon 2025: Electronic line-calling error and other controversies in ongoing edition of grass-court Grand Slam
The 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships has gone past the halfway mark with the quarter-finals about to get underway in a day's time, and has witnessed its fair share of controversies so far, which we look at in greater detail below. read more Wimbledon's electronic line-calling system failed to detect a ball that had landed outside the line during the women's singles fourth-round meeting between Britain's Sonny Kartal and Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Reuters Wimbledon 2025 has reached the halfway stage already, with the quarter-finals set to get underway 24 hours from now. And it has been quite the topsy-turvy ride at SW19 so far this year since the event got underway on 30 June. While top names such as defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz and three-time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka have advanced to the last-8, Wimbledon has witnessed a record number of seeded players crash out early this year. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD That includes the first-round exits of Alexander Zverev and Coco Gauff, seeded third and second respectively, with the latter flopping at Wimbledon after winning the French Open last month. The grass-court Grand Slam has also witnessed its fair share of controversies this year, which we take a look at in greater detail below: Electronic line-calling system error leaves Wimbledon red-faced The ongoing edition witnessed a first in Wimbledon's 148-year history, with the grass-court Grand Slam joining the Australian and US Open, the two hard-court Majors, in implementing electronic line-calling technology. The decision rendered the job of Wimbledon's on-court line judges, considered 'sport's best-dressed officials', obsolete. However, while Wimbledon insisted that the new technology would be almost fail-safe, a recent malfunction have left tournament organisers red-faced. During the fourth-round clash between Britain's Sonny Kartal and Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the line-calling system failed to signal 'Out' after a backhand by the latter went long. Chair umpire Nico Helwerth checks a line-call during the Wimbledon women's singles fourth-round meeting between Sonny Kartal and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. AP 'You took the game away from me … they stole the game from me. They stole it,' the Russian could be heard telling umpire Nico Helwerth. Pavlyuchenkova was a point away from winning the game when the incident, which forced Wimbledon organisers to issue an apology, took place. Earlier, British tennis stars Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper had criticised Wimbledon's decision to replace on-court line judges with technology. 'I don't think it's 100 per cent accurate in all honesty. A couple of the ones today, it showed a mark on the court. There's no way the chalk would have showed that. I guess it cannot be 100 per cent accurate – it's millimetres,' Draper had said in a press conference after his defeat against Marin Cilic. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'That call was for sure out. It's kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong, but for the most part, they've been okay. It's just, like, I've had a few in my other matches, too, that have been very wrong. So yeah, I don't know. Hopefully, they can kind of fix that,' fellow Briton Raducanu had said. Tournament organisers slammed over night curfew Wimbledon has also drawn criticism for being rigid when it comes to their night curfew, which requires all matches to come to a grinding halt sharp at 11 pm local time. The most recent incident of a match being paused overnight and resuming on the following day was the first-round men's singles meeting between USA's Taylor Fritz and France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Monday, 30 June. The two players decided to have a word at the net at 10.18 pm local time after the latter won back-to-back sets to level the contest at 2-2, and they decided to battle it out in the deciding set, which was won by the American 6-4, on the following day.
Hans India
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Wimbledon: Vijay Amritraj feels potential semi-final between Djokovic and Sinner would be a 'match to watch'
Veteran Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj believes that Serbian legend Novak Djokovic's potential semi-final clash against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon men's singles would be a match to watch in the grass-court Grand Slam. Amritraj also highlighted the growing rivalry between Sinner and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz as the duo shared all the Grand Slams between them since 2024. Among the big three - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic - the Serbian last's Grand Slam victory came in the 2023 French Open - while Federer retired in 2022 and Nadal called time on his career last year. With Djokovic also at the final stage of his career, Amritraj feels the rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz will go a long way after a spectacular Roland Garros final between them last month. "I think Sinner-Alcaraz have proven to be a good rivalry that has already started simply because the last six Grand Slams, have been won between the two of them. And so I do believe that there is a rivalry there," Amritraj, JioStar Wimbledon expert, told IANS during virtual interaction. "Djokovic is clearly in the mix at this point, hanging on especially on grass. So it's going to be interesting to see how the rest of the week progresses this week with Djokovic. If we can make the semis and play Sinner, that would be a match to watch," he added. When asked who would he pick as the 'bigger player' between the current top twos, the former Indian star said, "It all depends so much on injuries, physical capabilities, desire and work ethic. I think both of them have shown beyond reasonable doubt that they both have their talent and work ethic at this point. It's a question also of remaining physically well and strong. "That's why they have very good physical teams around them to keep them fresh. And so that's going to come down a lot to that. They're both 22 and 23. They've been playing each other since the juniors. So, I think it remains to be seen, but they're just off to an excellent start." Amritraj lauded Alcaraz's variety and termed him a complete player with all bases covered. "He has got a tremendous variety in his game. The variety was not there in a lot of most of the players today. They are tremendous from the backcourt, tremendous of the first serve. They're not great volleyers, but they don't come in much. But Alcaraz has got a good mix of all of that, including the drop shot and the lob. "He moves extremely well, he gets three points on a serve, he attacks well, he plays from the back well and under most circumstances, he has got a very strong head. So, he's quite a complete player that way. The question is, how long will players take to be able to penetrate his defences? So, I think that's where Alcaraz stands at this point," he said. In the round of 16 clash, Djokovic will face Australia's Alex de Minaur while Sinner will take on Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Monday. On the other hand, defending Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will lock horns against Britain's Cameron Norrie in the quarter-final clash on Tuesday.
Indian Express
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Laura Siegemund, who made Wimbledon QF at 37 – ‘I have game, boldness to take out big names on the other side. In a positive, respectful way I don't care'
Her name might have Siegemund but she isn't overtly in thrall of psychology. Wimbledon witnessed a novelty in a 37-year-old woman making the quarterfinals of the women's singles, and rose in applause as German Laura Siegemund defeated Solana Sierra 6-3, 6-2, with a tricky game. The winner of three Grand Slam titles in doubles (one women's, two mixed), Siegemund was a hoot in her post match after denying Sierra net approaches 15 times out of 19, and lobbying over her cheekily and with an array of passing shots that delighted for their angles. Making Last 8, she was surprised by the popularity coming her way. 'It's an honour. I want to say it's not often that you get such a compliment for being old,' she chuckled, before slashing at giving undue importance to her academic record. She has a degree in psychology and the interviewer very naturally asked if it helped her in tight situations. "I'm a fighter" 💪 She might be the oldest player left in the Ladies' Singles draw, but Laura Siegemund is not going anywhere after booking her place in the quarter-finals – and the #Wimbledon crowd love her for it! 😁 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025 'Oh I've been saying in many, many interviews over many many years that a psychology degree in this kind of moment …really it's worth absolutely nothing,' she said as the Centre Court crowd guffawed. 'Everyone that's good at their job and is a pro in whatever they do, they know that knowing something and being able to perform are two completely different things. If not, everyone who knows how to play an amazing forehand would play an amazing forehand. So that's two different things.' However, she insisted neither age , nor a formal degree had anything to do with her personality. 'But obviously over time I just have that in me, even as a youngster, I am just mentally very tough. And I'm a fighter. And I learn better to stay in the moment. And I said earlier I'm just focussing on me. There's not much more I have to prove but there are some moments where you want to win so bad you get greedy and it's important to let go of that greed. If you are ready to accept the good matches to lose, then you are ready to win. That's what I try to remember in big moments,' she said. Siegemund won 5/8 of her breakpoints and 6/9 net approaches, and will run into tournament favourite Aryna Sabalenka next. She told reporters reputations didn't faze her. 'I have this game and this maybe boldness—I don't know if that's the right word in English—to take out big names. I've always had that,' stated Siegemund. 'Just maybe because I don't care who is on the other side. In a positive, respectful way I don't care.' Just look at what it means to Laura Siegemund 🇩🇪#Wimbledon — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025 Her reactions post winning were an emoji scroll, the Korean heart, the 'well, can't help being cool' shrug and the first pump as she became the oldest female left in the draw now. Her game is indescribable as much as it is unconventional. While the deep passing shots from baseline made highlights, whole ending the Lucky loser Cinderella story of Solana Sierra, Siegemund got 89 percent first serves in, and won points off 69. As per tennisletter, Siegemund prefers clay a long time and has found success on it, and grass was always tough to negotiate. But here she was. 'I felt like I never have really enough time to kind of get confidence from my grass game, and maybe the precision here and there and when to do what,' she said. 'This time that I had already a few matches in Nottingham, and I felt that I had more matches, and I had more opportunity to get this confidence, and it's showing, yeah.' What Siegemund is more known for are her frequent run-ins with opponents, though she asserts they are not of her making. One controversy involved a double-bounce against Kristina Mladenovic at 2020 French Open, and a 2023 US Open dustup with Coco Gauff. These concern the long time she takes between points, which saw Gauff complain to chair umpire Marijana Veljović. Siegemund does it in straight sets 👊 Laura Siegemund defeats Solana Sierra 6-3, 6-2 to advance to her first ever #Wimbledon quarter-finals 👏 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025 Coming from Filderstadt, in South Germany near Stuttgart, Siegemund accepts she has always been 'slow', and cops time violations, which she realises annoys opponents though she defends it by saying her weirdness is consistent. 'I know that I have some very controversial, like, habits, let's say. The only thing that I can say about them, they are really about me. I don't try to disturb anyone, although that might be interpreted like that. I'm pretty consistent with my weirdness that I have, let's say (laughing). It's nothing. I do it for me and not against other ones, but it does lead to confrontation sometimes. Then I'm just, like, Well, that's how I am,' she said. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka got asked about her next opponent. 'I'll just show her that she doesn't annoy me. I played against a lot of tricky players who is doing all of those slice shots, approaching the net, going for lobs. I think mentally I know how to approach these players,' the thrice Grand Slam champ said. 'My focus going to be on myself. I really hope that I'm not going to waste my energy on focusing on another side,' she reiterated of not being spooked. Siegemund though can get tough to ignore and at 37 loves tennis the way it ought to be. So she signed off as someone who respectfully doesn't care.
