We are all suckers for a good story. And there was certainly a cracking two‑parter at Wimbledon this year. First came the news that 300 line judges had been replaced by artificial intelligence robots. Then, a few days later, it turned out there were some embarrassing gremlins in the machine. Not since Roger Federer hung up his Wilson racket has there been a sweeter spot hit during the Wimbledon fortnight.

For a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon's Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and machines. When Britain's Sonay Kartal hit a backhand long on a crucial point, her opponent Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova knew it had landed out. She said the umpire did too. But the electronic line-calling system - which means humans have been fully replaced this year following earlier trials - remained silent. The human umpire eventually declared the point should be replayed.

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Wimbledon gets under way today with line judges scrapped for the first time in the tournament's 148-year history - replaced by AI-powered technology. Some of the sport's biggest stars have descended on south-west London for the showpiece two-week event at the All England Club - including defending singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejčíková. Britain's hopes rest on Jack Draper, Katie Boulter, Cameron Norrie and Emma Raducanu, who will battle through back injury in an attempt to win her second career Grand Slam. And all eyes are on how this year's occasion copes with a shift in the way the game is umpired, as human line judges are replaced by artificial intelligence systems instead. The controversial decision has left fans torn, with some praising the forward-thinking idea while others disliking the idea of technology taking the place of a person.

The moment tennis fans have been waiting for is nearly here – the start of Wimbledon 2025. From Monday, some of the biggest stars will battle for the most prestigious prize in tennis, including defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejčíková. Britain's hopes rest on Jack Draper, Katie Boulter, Cameron Norrie and Emma Raducanu, who will battle through back injury in an attempt to win her second career Grand Slam. Novak Djokovic aims to win his eighth Wimbledon men's single's title, matching the record set by Roger Federer, but Australian fan favourite Nick Kyrgios will be absent. This year, Wimbledon will do away with human line judges for the first time in its 148-year history, to be replaced with AI.

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 Wimbledon announcer sounds a little like Helen Mirren if she'd just been hit with a polo mallet. I'm watching match highlights between Ons Jabeur and Magdalena Fręch on the tournament's website when a voice says, "Jabeur, from Tunisia, will play Fręch, from Poland, on the renowned No. 1 court in the first round." Fręch is mispronounced, as is Tunisia, and the word renowned is used oddly dispassionately, as if it were being repeated for a competitor at a spelling bee. This is a commentary chatbot, introduced with considerable fanfare at the All England Club this year. Another version, a "male" voice, sounds like your uncle from Queens trying to do a Hugh Grant impression.

For sports fans globally, the day we've been waiting for is nearly upon us – the start of the Wimbledon Championships. From Monday, some of the biggest stars will battle for the most prestigious prize in tennis, including defending champions Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina. Britain's hopes rest on Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter and Andy Murray, fresh from his victory at the Nottingham Open – although Emma Raducanu will be absent. MailOnline takes a look at the innovations, including controversial AI commentary and a new prediction tool that estimates the chances of players progressing. One of the biggest changes introduced for this Wimbledon year affects broadcast coverage – and no, we're not talking about the departure of Sue Barker.

Artificial intelligence is either going to save humanity or finish it off, depending on who you speak to. Either way, every week there are new developments and breakthroughs. The Wimbledon tennis tournament revealed it will be introducing AI-generated audio and text commentary in its online highlights this year. The All England Club has teamed up with the tech group IBM to provide automatically created voiceovers and captions for its footage. The move, which is separate to the BBC's coverage of the tournament, follows use of the cloned voice of a British athletics commentator, Hannah England, for online coverage of the European Athletics Championships.

Uri Levine Co-founder of Waze, joined the Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss new book Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution and why he thinks AI brings more opportunities and innovation. Wimbledon's All England Club will introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commentary and captions for its coverage at this year's tournament. "This new insight will help tennis fans to uncover anomalies and potential surprises in the singles draw, which would not be apparent by looking only at the players' ranking," IBM, which developed the technology, said. IBM trained its watsonx AI platform to utilize the "unique language of tennis," and the All England Club has provided the platform access to player stats such as the power index, which analyzes performance, The Daily Telegraph reported. The technology will provide captions for highlights reels online, but could eventually lead to airing live AI commentary.