Andy Murray stated his disdain for a new piece of technology in use at the French Open.
Periodically different sports will introduce a rule of software with the endeavour to enhance them, as tennis did with the hawk eye challenge system for example.
Now the sport is hoping to do that once again with the introduction of head cameras worn by chair umpires.
This has been implemented for the first time at the ongoing clay court Grand Slam but the three-time major winner is not its biggest fan.
Andy Murray criticises new chair umpire technology
The new head cameras for chair umpires have been introduced with the aim of providing viewers with an immersive experience and a better view of what officials deal with when judging line calls.
The French tennis federation said the device “brings viewers even closer to the action, enabling them to discover the umpires’ duties, as well as their interactions with players.”
But Murray, 36, was not impressed and took social media platform X to express his views.
“Is there a worse use of technology in sport than the introduction of the umpire head cam at Roland Garros?!, he tweeted alongside a laughing emoji.
“It looks horrendous and from what I’ve seen offers nothing to anyone involved in the match!”
Did Andy Murray play at the 2024 French Open?
Murray competed at Roland Garros for the first time since 2020 when he faced Stan Wawrinka in round one.
Playing with a Yonex racket for the first time, the former World number one suffered a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to the 2015 French Open champion.
The Brit’s campaign was done there as he entered the men’s doubles competition alongside compatriot Dan Evans.
They took on the pair of Thiago Seyboth Wild and Sebastian Baez on the opening round, but were beaten 6-7(6), 6-7(3).
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