The ATP Tour has announced they will switch to Electronic Line Call Live (ELC Live) on all courts from 2025. This means that on-court linesmen will not participate in men’s stint matches. ELC Live was first used at the ATP Coming Gen Tests 2017 in Milan, where there was a rapid increase in distribution during the COVID-19 outbreak. ATP Tour president Andrea Gaudenzi said: “This is a milestone for our sport and it is not achieved without careful consideration.” has played
But we have a responsibility to embrace inventions and new technologies. Sport like Tennis deserve the most accurate form of official. And we are pleased to be eligible to do so across the Tour as of 2025. “
Some experts say Line men must not get replaced with this new innovation, they are part of the game.
