Andy Murray, the two-time Wimbledon champion, sharply criticized the All England Club’s new Hawk-Eye Live electronic line-calling system during the 2025 Championships, calling it “ridiculous” and arguing that players should have the option to challenge calls, per *Mirror Sport* and posts on X by @MirrorSport and @FS_Tennis1 (July 8, 2025). His comments came after a human error caused a four-minute delay in Sonay Kartal’s match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, where the system was inadvertently deactivated, per *BBC Sport*. Murray, speaking on Sky Sports, stated, “The technology is brilliant when it works, but when it doesn’t, it’s a shambles. Players like Emma [Raducanu] and Jack [Draper] are right to question it. You need a challenge system for close calls,” per *Express.co.uk*. He echoed Raducanu and Draper’s frustrations, with Raducanu citing a “for sure out” Sabalenka serve in her 7-6(8-6), 6-4 third-round loss on July 4, and Draper questioning the system’s accuracy after his second-round defeat to Marin Cilic, per *Sportskeeda* and *The Independent*.[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2078297/wimbledon-live-norrie-alcaraz-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner)[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2078297/wimbledon-live-norrie-alcaraz-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner)
Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu, who earned £152,000 for reaching the third round, faces a significant financial hit, with nearly half her prize money—£68,400—lost to a 45% UK income tax, plus £3,040 in Class Four National Insurance, leaving her with roughly £80,560 before expenses like coaching and travel, per *Hull Live* and *Express Sport* cited in *Wales Online*. This tax burden adds to the disappointment of her Wimbledon exit, where she showed promise with 24 winners but faltered after a slip and a disputed Hawk-Eye call, per *The Athletic*. Murray’s defense of Raducanu contrasts with Tim Henman’s dismissal of their complaints as “utter garbage,” highlighting a divide among British tennis figures, per *Express.co.uk*. Raducanu, now preparing for the US Open with Carlos Alcaraz in mixed doubles, remains focused despite the financial and competitive setbacks, per *The Mirror*
