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Wimbledon 2025: No line judges this year, but will they be missed?

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Wimbledon will have no line judges for the first time in its 148-year history next week .

Electronic line calling technology will be introduced at SW19.

Traditionalists will miss them, but technology fans will point to progress.

The absence of line judges now gives players fewer people to take out their frustrations.

The All England Club will be using different voices on different courts to avoid confusion between neighbouring courts.

It is not yet known what the voices of the Wimbledon calls will sound like, with the tournament using voices of some of its behind-the-scenes staff and tour guides.

It would have been great if the booming voice of John McEnroe himself had been one of the voices.

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