Wimbledon Line Technology Fails Again, But Taylor Fritz Reaches Semi-Final

Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 21:32 IST

Wimbledon's new line technology faced criticism during Taylor Fritz's quarter-final win over Karen Khachanov. Despite glitches, Fritz won 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6.

Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon (AP)

Wimbledon’s line technology system faced more criticism during Taylor Fritz’s quarter-final win over Karen Khachanov on Tuesday.

Swedish umpire Louise Azemar Engzell had to halt a point in the opening game of the fourth set on Court One when “fault" was incorrectly called after a Fritz forehand landed well inside the baseline.

The call of “fault", rather than “out", and the positioning of the ball suggested the system was still tracking Fritz’s serve instead of the rally, forcing a replay of the point.

Tournament organisers had expressed confidence on Sunday that they would avoid further issues with the technology after a significant error in Sonay Kartal’s fourth-round defeat to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the women’s draw.

In that instance, the new system failed to call out when a shot by Kartal landed well behind the baseline.

A fully automated system replaced human line judges at Wimbledon for the first time this year, following the example of the Australian Open and the US Open.

However, several glitches and concerns have been raised by other players about the technology, including British stars Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper.

How Taylor Fritz Did Win?

Despite the controversy, Fritz reached his first Wimbledon semi-final after a hard-fought match, winning 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4).

The fifth seed was on the brink of a first-round exit when he fell two sets down to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and also was forced to five sets against Gabriel Diallo in round two.

Fritz benefited from Jordan Thompson’s early retirement in his fourth-round match and gathered his energy to withstand a fightback from Khachanov.

One break of serve was sufficient for the American to secure the first two sets.

Khachanov, who had won the two previous meetings between the players, responded at the start of the third set with a double break of Fritz’s powerful serve.

The Russian seemed poised to push Fritz to the limit again when he broke early in the fourth set.

However, the world number five responded with a break in the fourth game and concluded his victory in just over two-and-a-half hours on a tie-break.

Fritz will face the winner of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz’s match against Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the semi-final.

Ritayan Basu

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha...Read More

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