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    "title": "Wimbledon\u2019s Silent Farewell: A Line Judge\u2019s Heartfelt Goodbye That Never Came",
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    "excerpt": "The All England Lawn Tennis: The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced on Wednesday that Wimbledon will replace line judges with electronic line calling technology from 2025. Following the announcement, Wendy Smith, a line judge, who has been officiating at the tournament since 1982, is devastated and claims she did not get a chance to say goodbye to the mecca of tennis.  ",
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    "editor1": "The All England Lawn Tennis: The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced on Wednesday that Wimbledon will replace line judges with electronic line calling technology from 2025. Following the announcement, Wendy Smith, a line judge, who has been officiating at the tournament since 1982, is devastated and claims she did not get a chance to say goodbye to the mecca of tennis.  <p>\"It\u2019s sad to think that I won\u2019t have a moment like that again. I won\u2019t get to stand on Centre Court. And I wish they could have told us before this year\u2019s tournament so that we\u2019d have a chance to say goodbye. I\u2019ll always love tennis, but I don\u2019t think I could bear to go to Wimbledon now as a spectator. It just wouldn\u2019t have the same atmosphere,\" Wendy told The Guardian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The officiating technology known as 'Live Electronic Line Calling' (Live ELC) will be in place for all Championships and qualifying match courts and cover the \u2018out\u2019 and \u2018fault\u2019 calls that were previously made by line judges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wendy further went on to reveal she was \u2018gutted\u2019 to hear the shocking changes on the news.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"There\u2019s so much that a human line judge does that a computer just can\u2019t offer. We certainly keep up tennis\u2019s traditions \u2013 I think we make the court look fully dressed. And spectators can learn a lot about the game when they can see the discussions between a line judge and the chair umpire. All of that will be lost.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wendy further went on to reveal she was \u2018gutted\u2019 to hear the shocking changes on the news.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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