The total prize money of the 2025 Wimbledon tournament is the highest in history, and the division line is no longer used after 148 years

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 13th that the total prize money of Wimbledon, the third tennis Grand Slam tournament this year, reached 53.5 million pounds. That's a 7% increase from last year's tournament and an all-time high. That's more than double the £26.5 million total prize money at Wimbledon in 2015, 10 years ago.

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The prize money for the winner has been greatly expanded. Last year's Wimbledon men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and women's singles champion Barbola Krejcikova (Czech Republic) each received £2.7 million. This year's Wimbledon champion will receive £3 million, an 11 per cent increase on last year. Players eliminated in the first round will receive £66,000, a 10% increase from last year.

The all-England club, which hosts Wimbledon, has reconfirmed the introduction of an artificial intelligence line reading system reported last year while announcing the total prize pool. From this year's Wimbledon qualifiers to the main draw, all courts have a system based on artificial intelligence that interprets whether a shot has crossed the line. More than 400 cameras have been installed at Wimbledon alone.

At this point, at Wimbledon, which was founded in 1877, linemen were no longer used after 148 years. At present, in Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the Australian Open and the US Open have been operating without a lineman since 2021 and 2022 respectively, while the French Open uses the Hawkeye system for television broadcasting, etc., which is for reference only and is not used as a basis for judging.