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Fans brutally troll IBM Watson AI on social media after Wimbledon 2023 round 1 – check out the hilarious reactions
Wimbledon’s official partner IBM (Watson AI) is being brutally trolled by fans on social media for giving Pedro Cachin a 35% win chance against Novak Djokovic in the first round. Wimbledon works closely with IBM Consulting to provide fans with AI-generated insights and the ultimate digital experiences.
The organisation works with Wimbledon to co-create an open and flexible platform of innovation that transforms massive amounts of tennis data into insights, automates key business processes, and secures Wimbledon’s digital operations. They also come up with predictions for every encounter but they seem to have got it terribly wrong in the match between Cachin and Djokovic.
IBM Watson’s AI-powered ‘Slamtracker Preview’ implied ahead of the match that Pedro Cachin had a 35% chance of winning against Novak Djokovic. That was a pretty bold call considering the rankings of both the players and Djokovic’s current form. As things turned out, the prediction backfired completely as Djokovic cruised to a comfortable three-sets victory. Fans didn’t leave the opportunity to troll the AI model for what they feel was a ‘stupid’ prediction. Let us take a look at some of the reactions.
Novak Djokovic continues to rule men’s Tennis despite being in the mid-30s. He is an all-time sporting legend and if there were any doubts previously, there shouldn’t be any more after his record-breaking title win at the French Open. Djokovic (23) has won the most number of Grand Slam titles in the history of the sport – one more than his closest rival Rafael Nadal (22).
He also holds the record of being No.1 in the ATP rankings for the longest duration of time. He won a record tenth Australian Open title in Melbourne earlier this year and is well on his way to winning a ‘Calendar Grand Slam’, with the Wimbledon and the US Open scheduled to take place later this year.
Djokovic has bagged 67 ‘Big Titles’ which includes Grand Slam titles, ATP finals, ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and Olympic singles gold medals. As things stand currently, Djoker is seven ‘Big Titles’ clear of his biggest rivals – Nadal (59) and Federer (54).
Earlier this year, Djokovic became the third-oldest man in the Open Era to triumph at the Australian Open, trailing only Ken Rosewall and Federer, who both accomplished the feat aged 36. With his victory against Tsitsipas in the championship clash, the Serbian also holds the record of winning 17 consecutive matches against Top 5 opponents at the tournament. Djokovic has still got a lot to offer to Tennis and it remains to be seen where he eventually finishes by the end of his career.
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