Ultimately, competition juries are no better than the best of us at predicting careers. Compliments, though, to the Cliburn for running a very professional operation top to bottom.

The ATP and WTA Tours have adopted the system, as have the Australian and US Opens. Roland-Garros remains the only grand slam competition using human line judges for “out” and “fault” calls.

From competing in physical challenges to playing the social-experiment game to designing fresh new looks, Thursday’s docket of reality competition shows always has plenty going on. But throw in ...

So, if you want to see Americans do well, those sports are some of your best bets. Judging for both sports is mostly done by a panel of six international judges, with the highest and lowest scores ...