Umpire at Center of Wimbledon Line-Calling Controversy Takes Rest Day
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Summary
The umpire involved in the line-calling controversy at Wimbledon is taking a rest day after an operator error deactivated the ball-tracking technology during a match between Sonay Kartal and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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Umpire Nico Helwerth opted to replay the point - which
The All England Club's chief executive said, 'having a rest day'
The umpire who officiated the match at the centre of Sunday's electronic line-calling controversy at Wimbledon is "having a rest day".
