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Instant replay coming to U.S. Open

Posted by Cory Bergman on August 21, 2006

The same technology that’s been used by the sports networks for several years will now be used as an on-court officiating tool for the U.S. Open next week. Powered by Hawk-Eye Innovations, the system can measure ball position to within three millimeters using eight cameras. “Hawk-Eye’s great,” says John McEnroe. “People always say to me, ‘Well you’d have no one to yell at, John!’ And my answer to that is: ‘I would find someone in the crowd!’”