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Metro
30 minutes ago
- Metro
Wimbledon suffers embarrassing technical glitch leaving player fuming
Wimbledon suffered an embarrassing technical glitch on Centre Court during home favourite Sonay Kartal's clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. At a crucial moment in the first set, a confused Pavlyuchenkova gestured to the chair umpire after believing a shot from Great Britain's Kartal had sailed long. Electronic line calling has replaced traditional line judges for the first time at this year's Championships but an automatic call of 'out' was not forthcoming, much to the surprise of Pavlyuchenkova. Seconds later an 'error' code was called out by the ELC system and replays showed the ball clearly bounced past the baseline. The chair umpire made a call in which it was confirmed that ELC had gone down during the point and announced that it would be replayed. That appeared hugely unfair to Pavlyuchenkova, given replays showed the ball was clearly long, but the umpire said he had no choice but to play a let. Pavlyuchenkova would have held serve had she won that point but instead Kartal was given another chance to break and did just that, much to the enjoyment of a partisan Centre Court crowd. Former world number 11 Pavlyuchenkova was understandably still angry at the changeover and told the umpire the glitch 'stole the game'. More Trending BBC pundits Anne Keothavong and Tracy Austin feared for Pavlyuchenkovaand said it would be difficult to come back mentally from such a mishap. But Pavlyuchenkova showed admirable resolve to break straight back and went on to win a tie-break to clinch the first set against Britain's Kartal. More to follow… MORE: Wimbledon star slammed for 'picking on' ball boy and complaining to umpire MORE: Why are there no line judges at Wimbledon 2025 and how does electronic line calling work? MORE: Why are there so many empty seats at Wimbledon this year?
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Wimbledon 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Sonay Kartal on NOW, Cam Norrie also in action as Fritz goes THROUGH
WIMBLEDON is heading towards the business end at the All England Club - and two Brits will be looking to book their spots in the quarter-finals TODAY. Sonay Kartal kicks off the action on Centre Court as the British superstar faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the last-16. In the men's, Cameron Norrie takes on Nicolas Jarry for a spot in the quarter-finals. Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz wraps up action on Centre Court as he takes on Andrey Rublev. Taylor Fritz secured his spot in the quarter-finals after Jordan Thompson retired due to a leg injury. WIMBLEDON 2025 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS Follow our live blog below... 19 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal* 3-2 Pavlyuchenkova Kartal has 15,000 fans in her corner, and they whoop with delight as she races to the net to flick one onto the baseline and get to 0-30. A Pavlyuchenkova error gives the Brit two break points and she only needs one of them, as the Russian's cross court forehand drifts wide. What a turnaround. Game on! 22 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal 2-2 Pavlyuchenkova* No signs that the strapping is anything more than precautionary now as Kartal levels. It's already a battle for dominance with both players wanting to take the initiative. But Kartal is backing herself from a defensive position as well, unleashing a terrific forehand pass before the Russian is wide on game point. 24 minutes ago By Joshua Jones Thompson retires Oh, this is very sad to see. The damage done to his leg is too painful for him to continue. He walks to the net after giving it a go for three points to call it a day. Sad scenes - but Fritz will be relieved. He is through after 41 minutes. 26 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal* 1-2 Pavlyuchenkova That's more like it and an instant break back as Kartal gets on the front foot for the first time. Pavlyuchenkova's serve are all returned with interest to bring three break points as Kartal finds her depth and a weak drop shot attempt from the 34-year-old Russian barely reaches the net. Roars of the crowd tell their own story 29 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal 0-2 Pavlyuchenkova* Not the start Kartal was looking for as the power of the Russian breaks through alongside the first rays of sunshine through the roof. Pavlyuchenkova has weight of shot on both wings and she is already forcing the Brit back. Kartal saves the first beak point and looks to have escaped the second with a lob but an overhead backhand voley drops beyond the home player and lands inside the lines 30 minutes ago By Joshua Jones Brighter... but still raining The huge roars of thunder seem to have stopped. And it is definitely a lot brighter than it was ten minutes ago. However, it is still raining. Hmmm. Currently no play on the outside courts before 2.15pm, which feels somewhat... ambitious. 32 minutes ago By Joshua Jones Fritz* 6-1 3-0 Thompson Thompson heading off court for a medical time-out. Fritz takes his seat as he waits. 33 minutes ago By Joshua Jones Fritz* 6-1 3-0 Thompson Uh oh, this is bad news for Jordan Thompson. He has called the trainer to the court at the change of ends down 3-0. The Aussie has heavy strapping on his thighs and is removing that tape as he gets the pushed and prodded around by the doc. Will keep an eye on this. 34 minutes ago By Joshua Jones Fritz* 6-1 3-0 Thompson Fritz Blitz alert. The No5 seed is racing through on No1 - and making the most of the roof. He raced through the first set 6-1 in just 21 minutes and already has the double break in the second. 36 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal* 0-0 Pavlyuchenkova Ripple of applause as the Russian easily holds to love with Kartal getting a solitary shot in play. Long way to go, mind. 39 minutes ago By Martin Lipton Kartal* 0-1 Pavlyuchenkova So here we go. The roof is closed for the first time in daylight this Championships and you winder if it might get a bit too much for Sonay Kartal on her Centre Court debut. Thunder and lightning above. And a tense atmosphere inside. While there was a single ranking place between the pair before the tournament, Pavlyuchenkova first played at Wimbledon in 2007 - when Kartal was in primary school. Kartal came out to a big ovation as the rain poured down outside. But she has heavy strapping around her right knee. Could that be a factor. 40 minutes ago By Etienne Fermie Sonay Kartal knee update Eagle-eyed fans among you may have noticed the heavy strapping around Sonay Kartal's knee. Following her doubles match alongside Jodie Burrage yesterday, Kartal said: "(The tape) is just precaution. I am testing it out in the match today to see whether or not I like it. "I'm all good. It took a lot for me to come out of doubles retirement."
Metro
3 hours ago
- Metro
Wimbledon star slammed for 'picking on' ball boy and complaining to umpire
Jaume Munar faced criticism for 'picking on' a ball boy during his Wimbledon defeat to Marin Cilic. The Spanish tennis star was hoping to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career but was beaten in four sets by Cilic. Munar was a set and a break down in the fourth when he failed to convert a break point against the big-serving Croatian. A couple of points later, Cilic forced his opponent deep into the corner of the court when Munar hit a lob before bumping into a ball boy. After the ball went long, handing Cilic the game, Munar gestured to the ball boy and then approached the chair umpire to make a complaint. As he approached umpire Mohamed Lahyani, Munar was heard saying: 'He [the ball boy] cannot move? I hit him with the racket and he stays there?' The experienced Lahyani replied: 'If he was in his position, there's nothing I can do.' Munar then said: 'He cannot move? So if I'm running and I hit him, I just hit him? That's it? No let, nothing? I just destroy him and that's it? I hit him with the racket.' The world number 55 continued to vent at the next changeover, saying: 'The rule book is from 2019-20, no? When everyone was playing volleys here. 'He cannot do one step to the left? It doesn't make sense. Can you explain that to me?' But Munar's complaints fell on deaf ears and Cilic soon claimed the set to book his place in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Lahyani later explained that a let could only have been called if the ball boy moved from his position and directly affected the point. The commentators were initially confused by Munar's angry reaction and thought he was just trying to throw Cilic off his rhythm. 'He's venting, he's frustrated, maybe he's trying to cause some kind of distraction to Cilic to take him out of his focus,' one of the BBC pundits said. 'That's been done before, tactically be players.' But after seeing a replay and hearing Munar's complaints they realised the issue, though they were not sympathetic to the Spanish number five. 'I mean, where's the ball boy supposed to stand?' one of them said. 'We can heard Munar explaining what he wanted to happen, for the ball boy to move to the left in that situation. But that puts him in a very difficult situation.' Another said: 'I'm not sure it even affected his shot anyway.' Clashing with ball boys or girls rarely ends well and several players over the years have been widely criticised for their conduct towards them. At Wimbledon, ball boys and girls are usually around 15 years old and selected from local schools. They will have trained for around six months before the start of the Championships. A number of fans criticised Munar on social media, with one posting on X: 'He's picking on a ball boy, saying the kid interfered with his shot despite being nowhere near it.' Another said: 'What is it with these prima donnas in tennis lately? The guy is complaining about a ball boy up against a wall that was nowhere near the ball.' While Munar heads home, former US Open champion and three-time Grand Slam finalist Cilic advances to the fourth round, where he will meet Flavio Cobolli. More Trending Cilic turns 37 in September but is enjoying a fine run at Wimbledon and knocked out British number one Jack Draper in his previous game. 'I'm feeling good on the court,' he said after the victory over Munar. 'You know, I don't know if I can win another Grand Slam. 'But I'm working on it day after day and giving myself a chance and playing every match as the best I can. 'You never know what's coming in the next match but I'm going to do the best I can and hopefully I can raise games to even high levels.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Why are there no line judges at Wimbledon 2025 and how does electronic line calling work? MORE: Why are there so many empty seats at Wimbledon this year? MORE: 'It's the rule!' – Wimbledon player throws racket after argument with umpire
