I have been a Wimbledon line judge for 40 years. They could have told us machines will do the job next year | Wendy Smith

Wendy Smith has been a tennis line judge since 1979 and has officiated at Wimbledon since 1982 .

The tournament is replacing us line judges with electronic line calling.

A few colleagues have told me this week that they’re not going to bother renewing their licences.

I worry that smaller tournaments will struggle to find line judges soon.

The All England Club has made this decision because the players want the consistency of computerised decisions.