Wimbledon will break with tradition and replace line judges with electronic line calling from next year's championships, the All England Club confirmed. The sight of immaculately dressed line judges standing or crouching at the side and back of the grass courts has been a feature at the Grand Slam for 147 years. Electronic line calling was first used as an experiment at the ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan in 2017 and was adopted more widely during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be used on all courts across ATP Tour events from 2025. The Australian Open and US Open have already replaced line judges with electronic calling although the French Open still relies on the human eye.

The moment that tennis fans have been waiting for is finally almost here, with the Wimbledon Championships set to kick off on 27 June. Hundreds of thousands of tennis fans will flock to London's SW19 to see the world's top tennis players fight it out to become Wimbledon champion. While most fans go to Wimbledon to see the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Emma Raducanu take to the courts, many are likely unaware of the impressive technologies powering the tournament. Ahead of the tournament, MailOnline's Shivali Best visited Wimbledon to hear about these technologies - including AI match insights, suggestions on underdogs to keep an eye on, and Hawk-Eye line calls. Since 2021, the Hawk-Eye electronic system has been used on all courts at Wimbledon to allow line calls to be challenged by the players.

Fingers jabbing towards umpires, angry words and racquet smashing are familiar sights on the tennis court. On Sunday, Britain's Johanna Konta was the latest player to vent her fury over a line call, shouting at an umpire while playing in the final of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham: "It's an absolute joke. You're making decisions that affect our lives. Do you fully understand that?" The computer technology exists to coolly, calmly and robotically decide whether a ball was in or out on every line call - removing the need for human line judges on court - but then, where would be the fun in introducing that?

Players suffer complete meltdowns as they hurl insults. Postmatch beers can undo some of the damage, but the shame and resentment linger for days. More civilized times may lie ahead. French inventor Grégoire Gentil has designed a $200 GoPro-size device that can be fastened to any net post and detect whether balls are in or out with surprising accuracy. It's called, reasonably enough, the In/Out.