Tennis: Automated line calls will replace human judges at US Open amid coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK - Three weeks of World TeamTennis at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia had come down to a single point on Sunday .

World TeamTennis was using Hawk-Eye Live, an automated system that not only eliminates line judges but also eliminates the challenge setup in which players can ask for human calls to be reviewed by an electronic system. "For us, actually having a human voice still call 'out' rather than using a beep or some other sound was an important part of making sure the feel of the sport didn't change," said James Japhet, the managing director of Hawk-Eye North America.

The system also will be used at the Western & Southern Open, the combined WTA and ATP event transplanted from the Cincinnati suburbs that is scheduled for the week before the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York City. There is also concern that it could make it more difficult to develop quality chair umpires because line judging is the typical pathway to the chair.

That includes officials, and by using Hawk-Eye Live on 15 of the 17 match courts, the US Open can drastically reduce the number of line judges on site: from approximately 350 to well under 100. If the audio system were to fail, a light attached to the umpire's chair would still indicate when Hawk-Eye has determined a shot is out.During this World TeamTennis season, Jessica Pegula of the Orlando Storm and Bernarda Pera of the Washington Kastles were playing a tiebreaker in a women's singles match.

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