File photo: Hawkeye electronic line-calling cameras at The Championships Wimbledon. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Play was suspended briefly on all courts at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament on Wednesday because of a problem with the automated line-calling system.

Britain’s Dan Evans had just lost the first set of his match against Australia’s Tristan Schoolkate on a hot day at Roehampton when the issue arose.

Line judges were replaced at Wimbledon last year for the first time in the tournament’s history, with the Grand Slam switching to an electronic line-calling system.

It was not the first time this week that the system had caused problems, with play also affected on Monday. It was announced that play would resume at 11:45 GMT.

Published on Jun 24, 2026