FAULTY LINES

Electronic system teching the mick as Kartal loses

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WIMBLEDON last night issued a grovelling apology for an embarrassing failure in their new Electronic Line Calling (ELC) system.

But not before Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova accused the German umpire of being “scared” to make a decision against “local” Sonay Kartal.

For the first time this year at SW19 human line judges have been replaced by automated line calling.

But human error still exists as a worker failed to switch on the system for three crucial points at 4-4 in the first set of the fourth-round tie.

Kartal’s backhand was clearly long on game point but there was no call - and official Nico Helwerth ordered the point to be replayed.