New Wimbledon controversy as technology fails AGAIN by randomly calling ‘fault' during rally with furious fans booing
Wimbledon came under fire after the incident on Sunday when the Hawk-Eye Live system was deactivated and did not call a Sonay Kartal shout out despite landing well long.
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And on Tuesday, the system malfunctioned yet again.
This time, it inexplicably declared "fault" in the middle of a rally during Taylor Fritz's quarter-final with Karen Khachanov.
Fritz served the opening game of the fourth set, leading 6-3 6-4 1-6 on No1 Court against the Russian No17 seed.
At 15-0, his first serve down the T just missed the centre line and was called "fault".
His second serve landed in the service box and Khachanov returned - although the speed of the second serve was not updated on the screen.
Fritz then hit a forehand into the middle of the court.
But as Khachanov struck another forehand, the fourth shot of the rally, the system boomed "fault" over the tannoy system, sparking confusion around the stadium.
The umpire Louise Azemar-Engzell said: "Stop," to end the point due to the blunder.
The BBC commentator immediately asked: "What was that?"
Azemar-Engzell then tapped away on her tablet and got on the phone in the chair.
'You took the game away from me' - Major Wimbledon controversy as new technology FAILS and Kartal rival fumes at umpire
She then confirmed over her microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, we will replay the last point due to a malfunction...
"The system is now working."
That prompted some boos from the crowd - following the drama around the incident involving Kartal.
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