Line judges are to disappear from Wimbledon as the All England Club has decided to adopt electronic line calling from 2025.
The technology will be in place for all qualifying and main draw matches and replace the judges who were responsible for calling shots 'out' and 'fault' on a serve.
Wimbledon's hand has been forced by the ATP's decision to adopt Electronic Line Calling Live across the men's tour from 2025 in the interests of greater accuracy and consistency.
The women's WTA Tour is moving in the same direction and with the Australian Open and the US Open having already adopted electronic line calling, Wimbledon risked becoming an anomaly.