Tennis players have been sceptical about AI line judges - like they were when Cyclops was introduced 45 years ago By That 1980s Sports Blog There was never a dull moment with Ilie Nastase. Walking across Centre Court before his first-round match at Wimbledon in 1980, the Romanian had his eyes firmly set on a box at the side of the court. He bent down to look at the device, the crowd tittering as he examined it. This was no ordinary box. It was a £2,000 machine installed to improve officiating a...
'It's useless': how Wimbledon reacted to electronic line calls ... in 1980
The Guardian - 9 Jul 2025 13:45
Tennis players have been sceptical about AI line judges - like they were when Cyclops was introduced 45 years ago By That 1980s Sports Blog There was never a dull moment with Ilie Nastase. Walking across Centre Court before his first-round match at Wimbledon in 1980, the Romanian had his eyes firmly set on a box at the side of the court. He bent down to look at the device, the crowd tittering as he examined it. This was no ordinary box. It was a £2,000 machine installed to improve officiating a...
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