Former British No. 1 and four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman sharply criticized Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper for their complaints about the new Hawk-Eye Live electronic line-calling system at Wimbledon 2025, calling their claims “utter garbage” and defending the technology as “absolutely 100%” accurate, per *Express.co.uk*. The All England Club, which replaced 300 human line judges with the automated system for the first time in its 148-year history, issued an apology after a human error caused the system to fail during Sonay Kartal’s match on July 6, per *GB News*. Both Raducanu and Draper, Britain’s top players, voiced frustration over inaccurate calls during their respective losses.[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2078708/Emma-Raducanu-Jack-Draper-Tim-Henman-Wimbledon)[](https://www.gbnews.com/sport/tennis/wimbledon-jack-draper-emma-raducanu-complaints)
Raducanu, ranked No. 40, lost to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(8-6), 6-4 in the third round on July 4, and claimed a critical serve by Sabalenka at 2-4, 15-0 in the second set was “for sure out,” describing the system’s errors as “kind of disappointing” and noting multiple “very wrong” calls in her earlier matches, per *Sportskeeda*. Similarly, Draper, world No. 4 and the fourth seed, fell to Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in the second round on July 3, stating, “I don’t think it’s 100% accurate, in all honesty,” per *The Independent*. Their comments, echoed on X by @MirrorSport and @DExpress_Sport, prompted Wimbledon officials to defend the system’s “robustness,” noting its mandatory use across the ATP Tour and adoption by other Grand Slams, per *GB News*
Henman clarified that the Kartal incident was due to a human operator failing to activate the system, not a flaw in the technology itself, saying, “The technology is accurate… the ball is traveling around 140 miles an hour, it’s really difficult to call the lines without it,” per *Express.co.uk*. Raducanu, despite her frustration, acknowledged positives from her Wimbledon run, her best since 2021, and is now preparing for the US Open mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz, per *The Mirror*. Draper, disappointed with his grass-court form, expressed hope for Raducanu’s success, per *The Independent*.
