British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

octagonclock wrote:

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I know nothing about the play-offs, but I believe the trials for ELC were done at Wimbledon 2024, and I would imagine (and hope) that the data and knowledge provided by that would be sufficient to not need to use the pre-qualifying for testing purposes.

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         I am a professional software developer, and I was using the word "testing" with my professional experience in mind.

         Testing is done at many levels.  Indeed, in one sense, every time a technology is used, it is being tested.

         It's understandable that one would think "Let's test it before there's anything really at stake (for example in a training match where the result doesn't matter) so that we can be certain it works

         for major events."

         However, the only way to be certain it works at major events is to test it at major events.  It would be entirely natural to be wary of technology that is being used for a major Wimbledon event

         for the first time.  In fact, such wariness would be entirely justified since an operator turned it off in the Pavlyuchenkova -- Kartal match, leading to big problems.

         So I was wondering if there was a certain caution about this technology which prompted the decision-makers to make the LTA play-offs more sealed than usual, where I've been able to get in without too much difficulty despite the closed status. 

Or maybe the reason for making the anti-spectator barriers stronger had nothing to do with this.  That's my question.

I know you're trying to be helpful.  And thank you.  But I don't see my question really addressed here.