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Pavlyuchenkova to Umpire on Wrong Electronic Line Call: “They Stole the Game From Me!”

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova recovered from a clearly wrong electronic line call to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Sunday, July 6, 2025
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova hit the proverbial reset button in her match on Centre Court to return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

Yet the Electronic Line Call system (ELC) may need a reset of its own after a clearly wrong error.

The 34-year-old Pavlyuchenkova ended the run of British fan favorite Sonny Kartal 7-6(3), 6-4 to reach the last eight at the All England Club for the first time since 2016.

Yet a mistake by ELC late in the first set by the ELC system, being used for the first time ever at the historic event, could have derailed that outcome.

With Pavlyuchenkova serving at 4-all, Kartal hit a backhand that landed clearly several inches beyond the baseline. But the ELC did not call “Out!” Umpire Nico Helwerth then stopped play.

Addressing the stadium, Helwerth said, „We’re just going to check if the system was up and running, because there was no audio call.“ After the umpire placed a phone call to determine next steps, he announced ELC “was unfortunately unable to track the last point.”

The point was then replayed. Pavlyuchenkova ended later losing the game with Kartal moving ahead 5-4.


On the next changeover, Pavlyuchenkova expressed her frustration with the umpire saying,“I don’t know if it’s in or out. How do I know? How can you prove it? Because she is local, they can say whatever. You took the game away from me. „They stole the game from me. They stole it.“

Pavlyuchenkova put the controversy behind her and went on to win the set and the match.

Per the BBC, a spokesperson for the All England Club said, „Due to operator error the system was deactivated on the point in question.The chair umpire followed the established process.“ Umpires can choose to make their own call if the system malfunctions and can decide to replay a point.

In her post-match press conference, former French Open finalist Pavlyuchenkova still felt that specific point was stolen from her, but hoped that a backup plan could be put in place for future matches.

“I think it’s good to erase this subject for the future because if anything like that happens in the very important moment of the match, I think we should have a wire system like in football they have or something,“ Pavlyuchenkova said. „So then it’s clear for everybody and we can move on right away instead of just guessing.

„It could sit with me for the rest of the match and then kind of unknown, was it in or out and kind of feeling that it was my game. But luckily, I moved on fast from that moment and continue playing.”

Pavlyuchenkova added that she did speak with Wimbledon officials and accepted their explanation of the event.

“Yes, they did explain it to me now. But again, they said the system was down. It’s, like, a human error,“ Pavlyuchenkova said. „I understand that, that that can happen at any given moment to everybody. But again, as I said, yeah, I think we have to…

„It’s such a big match, big event. I think since we have already automatic line calling and so much invested into this, we should probably look into something else to have better, yeah, decisions on it.”

Kartal later said about the error, “I don’t think it’s really ever happened, if it has. But no, it’s tough luck. What can you do? The umpire is trying his best in that situation. I think he handled it fine. I think the system just malfunctioned a little bit. I think the fairest way was what he did, to replay the point. But no, was just a bit unlucky that happened.”

Pavlyuchenkova faces the winner of Linda Noskova against Amanda Anisimova.

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Jarry Calls Out Norrie for Serving Gamesmanship

An angry Nicolas Jarry called out Cameron Norrie for gamesmanship today.

By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Sunday, July 6, 2025
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Nicolas Jarry accused opponent Cameron Norrie of serving gamesmanship during their Wimbledon fourth-round clash on No. 1 Court.

British home hero Norrie banged a backhand winner crosscourt to take a two-set lead over Jarry 6-3, 7-6(4) then departed the court for a bathroom break.

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That’s when qualifier Jarry called out the Briton for playing the ball-bouncing card.

An angry Jarry told chair umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore he felt Norrie was bouncing the ball excessively before serving, then pausing as if about to hit a second serve, only to resort to the ball bouncing tactic again.

Jarry asked the chair umpire to clarify the rule on that move. 

„What is the rule there? The problem is, is it normal to do that when it affects the other player?“ Jarry asked Moore during the break.

„You have to intervene there or I have to suck it. That’s the real issue, it doesn’t matter the reason. It is the same as hitting the ball anywhere.“

The towering 6’7″ Chilean suggested Norrie was throwing off his return timing with the tactic—though part of the issue may be at Jarry’s height it can take a toll just to go up and down from his crouched return position.

„It’s something that he can control. It’s not a nervous tick,“ Jarry told Moore. „You think there’s nothing I can do so I just have to suck it up, because he does it always.

„That’s a reason for me to have to play with something that affects me. It can be changed, it’s not something that cannot be changed.“

Qualifier Jarry, who has scored six straight Wimbledon wins, is bidding to become the first male qualifier since Bernard Tomic in 2011 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals and was not happy with the ball bouncing card play.

Chair umpire Moore listened to the Chilean’s complaint and replied: „I am going to step in if I think there is a reason to step in.“

That didn’t completely appease Jarry, who clarified: „I don’t want to force you into anything. I just want to do what the rules say.

„And if there is not a rule then tell me and I cannot do anything about it.“

World No. 143 Jarry is playing to become the sixth male qualifier to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals joining John McEnroe (1977), Paul Annacone (1984), Ricardo Acuna (1985), Vladimir Voltchkov (2000) and Tomic (2011).

The gritty Norrie, who was a college standout at TCU, is not afraid of playing in-your-face tennis against even elite opponents.

The left-handed Norrie nailed Novak Djokovic, who turned his back and was walking away from thet net, in the ankle with a smash in the second set of their spicey 2023 Rome clash. Though he immediately raised a hand in apology, it absolutely annoyed Djokovic who stared down the Briton in response.

While Norrie operated within the rules, Djokovic suggested it was disrespect on dirt.

Pointing out Norrie took an injury time-out right before he served for the match and was repeatedly pumping himself up shouting out loud „come ons!“, Djokovic said the Brit pushed the boundaries of sportsmanship and ticked him off.

„It was not so much maybe about that, but it was maybe a combination of things,“ Djokovic told the media in Rome. „From the very beginning, I don’t know, he was doing all the things that were allowed.

„He’s allowed to take a medical timeout. He’s allowed to hit a player. He’s allowed to say C’mon in the face more or less every single point from basically first game.

„Those are the things that we players know in the locker room it’s not fair play, it’s not how we treat each other.“

Similarly, Frances Tiafoe suggested Norrie isn’t bending rules, but knows how to push players‘ buttons.

After losing to Norrie at Wimbledon last Wednesday, American Frances Tiafoe said vocal British fans didn’t bother him, but admitted Norrie’s constant screaming „come on!“ did annoy him.

„I mean, he was super amped. He was saying, C’mon, from the first game, which is definitely annoying, but that part bothered me more than the crowd,“ Tiafoe said.

That second set outburst from Jarry today seemed to fire the Chilean up for the third set.

Jarry saved a match point with a big forehand and volley winner at 5-6 in the third-set tiebreaker then smacked a forehand winner to seize the third-set breaker 9-7 to push the match into a fourth set.