Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in employing replay technology.
Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Players are granted the option to question certain decisions from the official, mirroring the practice currently in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
The new system is slated for use on the main stadium and the number one court for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This move follows just a season following the All England Club introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding role of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors cannot to challenge the call of the electronic line calling, but they can request the umpire to re-examine other situations, including:
- Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or body on the way past.
- Possible interference end of a point.
Notably, there is no cap on the amount of reviews a player can request.
Practical Application
An illustrative case occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled Draper was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to his opponent.
Broader Adoption
This technology are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another innovation at The Championships 2025 involves the addition of graphical cues on displays to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This solves situations where fans have occasionally been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
