– Our desire is to maintain linear judges as long as possible – says the president of the French tennis federation Gilles Moretton quoted by the French AFP press agency. – But the players decide. If they come to us tomorrow and they unanimously say 'we are not playing, if there is no machine', then FFT will have to give up their demands – he adds. Only will the players come?
A year has passed and the players' narrative has changed a bit
“I think it is absurd,” Coco Goufff was irritated, what she thinks about the fact that Roland Garros judges assess whether the ball was good or autowa and that their mistakes, the main judges could not improve based on repetition analysis. Or that instead of linear cars simply does not cause a system. Gauff was crying during the semi -final Roland Garros 2024 from Iga Świątekwhen in one of the actions she felt that she was hurt by a wrong decision.
During last year's Roland Garros it was even louder about claims Hubert Hurkacz. In the lost match with Grigor Dimitrov, the Pole was absolutely convinced that in one of the exchanges he hit the court, while the cars were called, and the main referee supported the decision of the linear arbitrator. Hurkacz He was furious – he protested if not him. He shouted, gestured, and even tried to persuade his opponent to apply to the supervisor to change the judge! The global media wrote then that our tennis player lost his mind.
After those events, it seemed that this was the last edition of Roland Garros with linear and competitors staring in the footsteps that the ball leaves on Mączka. At that time, everyone was sure that in 2025 Elc Live would enter the action instead of linear.
The live refereeing system (a set of cameras and a phoni system that causes car) supporting the work of the main referee is increasingly common in tennis. AFP emphasizes that this year, even Wimbledon, which is the largest guardian of tennis traditions, will replace the line judges. – As a sport we have to evolve, we have technology, so I don't understand why we don't use it – Gauff said a year ago. But today players say a little differently.
Better human or machine mistake?
When at the tournament in Stuttgart Aryna Sabalenka nervous grabbed the phone And she took a picture of football trace, it was widely commented on that these are the effects of referee errors in tournaments without a system. But soon he took a very similar photo Alexander Zverevafter the error of the system at the tournament in Madrid. Then, in Rome, Germany explained that he is generally a supporter of the system, but when he fails, the main judges should be able to enter the court and assess the trace on the flour.
The lack of accuracy of the system during the tournament in Madrid saw not only Zverev. “We have an almost ethical, philosophical choice between people's mistakes and the machine's mistakes,” even Denis Naegelen, the director of the Strasbourg tournament. A Arthur Fils, the best French today tennis player [nr 14 w światowym rankingu ATP]says simply that he prefers people's mistakes. – There is more life with linear. Without them, we lose some charm of tennis – he assesses.
France not only elegance
An interesting point of view is presented by Gabriela Crew, ours was an international judge. – Perhaps the French want to preserve tradition, or maybe have contracts for costumes for judges who are also an advertising pole – he says for sport.pl.
The fact is that in the Parisian tournament not only the arbitrators of the line, but even children to serve balls look like professional models and models working for known fashion brands. Large clothing companies are happy to advertise, providing outfits with both. Such contracts are a large financial injection for the tournament. It is not difficult to imagine how much Roland Garros can gain in the presence of linear judges. And it is not difficult to imagine that Roland Garros may have much greater profits than, for example, a much smaller tournament in Strasbourg. And the director of the latter says:-Expenses for 50-60 linear judges are a certain cost, but the machine also costs. It is difficult to say what is more profitable.
The crew, like many people from the environment, just before the start of Roland Garros has no specific opinion, is it good that the line will take part in this tournament again. – It's hard to say. Technology enters a lot, and the human eye is not perfect, but the last situations show that most solutions have pros and cons – emphasizes the judge, who for many years led matches in Grand Slam tournaments. Always with linear ones.