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Pavlyuchenkova ends Sonay Kartal’s Wimbledon dream as AI line-calling fails
Sonay Kartal, the final British competitor in the women’s singles, was beaten 7-6 (3), 6-4 by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the fourth round
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1 gain1 Trace6 problems
Every measured gain and problem on the record for this topic, newest first.Too few to weigh yet. Updated .
One square per record, darker for stronger evidence:Evidence: 0 high4 moderate4 emerging
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AI in sports
A Trace is one record with both a gain and a problem, so it counts on both sides: 2 records show a gain and 7 show a problem. 8 context records are in the record list but not counted, because they report no measured gain or problem.
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| HighStrong study design, backed by at least two independent sources | 0 | 0 |
| ModerateA measured study or an official source | 1 | 4 |
| EmergingEarly, small, unreviewed or reported second-hand | 1 | 3 |
By type of evidence: 3 news reports; 2 investigations by reporters; 2 commentaries or narrative reviews; 1 controlled comparison. How evidence is scored
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Sonay Kartal, the final British competitor in the women’s singles, was beaten 7-6 (3), 6-4 by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the fourth round
The Guardian