Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in employing replay technology.
Replay technology are set to arrive at The Championships this year.
Players are granted the ability to contest specific rulings made by the official, echoing the protocol already in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This technology will be operational on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles matches.
This move arrives only a year after the AELTC rolled out ELC, which effectively ended the 147-year role of line officials.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to dispute the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to review other situations, such as:
- If a ball has double-bounced.
- If a shot touched an rival's racket or person during play.
- Potential interference end of a rally.
Importantly, there is no limit on the number of reviews a competitor can initiate.
Practical Application
An illustrative incident occurred in a recent tournament last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against Jack Draper.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules effectively."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled the player was responsible for hindrance, granting the point to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not new for major tournaments. It has been in use at the American major since 2023 and the Australian Open this year.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was in or out.
Finally, with precisely a century of days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
