Taylor Fritz didn’t look impressed after a rally during his Wimbledon quarter-final against Karen Khachanov was interrupted by the Electronic Line Calling system accidentally shouting “fault”. The incident on Court 1 came during the first game of the fourth set, at which point Fritz was leading 6-3, 6-4, 1-6. As Khachanov lined up a forehand, the latest ELC fault saw the system loudly – and incorrectly – announce a fault which forced the umpire to pause play.
“What was that?” BBC commentator Todd Woodbridge said, with the co-commentator John Lloyd chiming in: “The electronic line system has jumped the gun because that serve wasn’t 121mph, that was the second serve.”
The chair umpire then had to make an emergency phone call to reset the system. The BBC cameras showed Fritz looking visibly frustrated during the delay before she announced to the crowd: “Ladies and gentlemen, we will replay the last point due to a malfunction. The system is now working.”
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