The topic is tennis.

It is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 12:09 pm.

Tennis balls make marks on clay courts.

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The French Open uses human line judges, not machines.

A wrong call cost Casper Ruud a point in his match.

The French Open director says humans and machines can both make mistakes.

The director has no plans to use machines for line calls at the French Open.

Casper Ruud lost his match, but a call in the second set was very close.

A spectator said a shot by Joao Fonseca was out, but the umpire said it was in.

TV showed the ball was out, but the French Open does not use that technology.

The director prefers human judges because machines are not perfect.

She said the technology is not 100% reliable.

The director trusts human judges more than machines.

The director is Amelie Mauresmo, a former tennis player.

Other tennis tournaments use machines to help with line calls.

The French Open might review its use of human judges after the tournament.

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The director said they trust human judges for now.

Casper Ruud was not surprised by the close call.

He said the shot was close to being in or out.

Ruud said if he had won that point, the match might have been different.

This is a sports story.

The story is from the Associated Press.

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