Wimbledon officials apologise after line-calling tech is turned off in error

The technology being unavailable led to a missed call at a crucial moment of the contest.

Umpire Nico Helwerth tries to resolve the situation. Pic: Adam Davy/PA

Wimbledon officials have apologised to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sonay Kartal after an embarrassing malfunction of the new electronic line-calling system on Centre Court.

After an investigation, organisers have admitted the technology was turned off in error on a section of the court for a game, with the mistake only becoming apparent when a shot from Kartal that clearly missed the baseline was not called out.