line judge
noun
: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
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French Open is picking humans over technology — and Novak Djokovic thinks that’s a bad call
Novak Djokovic thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic line-calling and instead remaining old school by letting line judges decide.
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Tom Nouvian, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The French Open has retained line judges, continuing to use ball marks left in the clay to determine whether shots are in or out.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Players will have to rely on old-fashioned line judges and marks on the clay, which may have cost Alexander Zverev the men’s singles title in June.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
At that event, ELC was not installed, with Sabalenka disagreeing with a line judge’s call.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Tom Nouvian, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
The French Open has retained line judges, continuing to use ball marks left in the clay to determine whether shots are in or out.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Players will have to rely on old-fashioned line judges and marks on the clay, which may have cost Alexander Zverev the men’s singles title in June.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
At that event, ELC was not installed, with Sabalenka disagreeing with a line judge’s call.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Line judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20judge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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