Wimbledon lawn tennis championship

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Wimbledon organizing committee has defended its use of an AI line-driving system in response to British No. 1 Jack Draper's questioning that it was "not 100 percent accurate," the Guardian reported on July 4 (Bloomberg). Draper said after his second-round defeat to 36-year-old former Wimbledon runner-up Marin Cilic that it was unfortunate that the manual line-drawing had been scrapped. Draper, 23, showed his displeasure with the AI-enabled Hawk-Eye system during Thursday's match. During a controversial call in the fourth set, his opponent's serve was ruled in bounds, and he questioned it on the spot with his hands in the air. Draper said after the match, "Honestly...

June 23, 2011 - The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM today announced new and enhanced AI digital experiences for fans during the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships (henceforth referred to as "Wimbledon"). This includes the debut of "Match Chat," an interactive AI assistant that answers fan questions in real-time during singles matches. The "Likelihood to Win" prediction tool has also been enhanced to provide fans with a dynamically changing probability of winning each match. The solution combines extensive match data with A...