Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper slammed by Tim Henman after making complaints to Wimbledon

Tim Henman has told Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper that their complaints about the electronic line calling at Wimbledon are "utter garbage". And the four-time semi-finalist insisted the technology is "absolutely 100%" accurate.

The All England Club had to issue an embarrassing apology on Sunday night when the new system failed on Centre Court. But last week both British No.1's were unhappy with the technology at the first Wimbledon without human line judges.

Draper claimed: "I don't think it's 100% accurate, in all honesty". And after her defeat, Raducanu insisted one was "for sure out" and added: "It's kind of disappointing, the tournament here, that the calls can be so wrong."

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was also overheard complaining about the ELC during his third round win: "I'm not sure about some calls".

But BBC analyst Henman, who is also an All England Club committee member, said: "The narrative around players questioning the accuracy of the calling is just utter garbage. I was commentating on some of those matches, and when you see it in real time, you sort of think: 'Oh, I'd like to see that one again.'

"And then when you go back, as I've done, and look at them in slow motion. They are on the outside edge of the line, they hit the line. You can sometimes see even that little puff of white chalk, whatever it is.

"I rewatched incidents from when Jack and Emma were playing, and the Alcaraz one, I remember I saw that one on the baseline, and then Alcaraz sat down at the change of ends, and he had a real talk to the umpire.

"And then we went to a different camera. We went much higher. And then you see the shot, and you see it in slow motion, and it's on the back edge, there's a puff of white. It's the correct call, but I get it from a player's point of view because you're out there. It's happening quickly.

"You don't get the opportunity to see the replay, and you're hoping the ball is going to be out to win the point. You've got to take into account when you are the player, and you are seeing the ball, you're seeing and you're hoping: 'Oh, I hope that's going to go out'."

Henman added: "This is technology that's been around for a long, long time. It's a Hawkeye version when we had line judges. So this is an enhanced version. So is the technology accurate? Absolutely, 100% so then when you move to the Sonay Kartal element, and there's been a statement from the club, that's human error, that is someone that has un-clicked a box, and so therefore, the system is deactivated. So if it's not activated, it's not going to work, and it didn't work. So they're two totally separate situations.

"We have the technology, let's use it. And we've been using it in the sport, and it's a great addition, because the ball is traveling around 140 miles an hour it's really difficult to call the lines. And if you've got the technology, why get it wrong if you can get it right. The conversation from the players tit's rubbish."

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