Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in employing replay technology.
Video review technology are set to arrive at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Competitors will gain the ability to challenge certain rulings made by the official, echoing the system currently in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.
The new system will be accessible on Centre Court and the number one court for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This move comes just a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding role of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Players cannot to challenge the call of the ELC system, but they can ask for the umpire to re-examine specific decisions, such as:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- If a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Potential interference end of a point.
Notably, there will be no limit on the number of reviews a competitor can ask for.
Practical Application
An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
The umpire viewed a video and determined Draper was responsible for hindrance, granting the point to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews 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 next season the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to complement the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This solves situations where spectators have sometimes been uncertain if a ball was in or out.
In other news, with exactly 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
