The tournament joins the American and Aussie Opens in employing video review technology.
Video review technology will be launched at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Athletes will gain the option to challenge specific decisions made by the chair umpire, mirroring the system already in use at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.
This technology will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles matches.
This development follows just a season following the All England Club introduced ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding role of line judges.
What Can Be Reviewed?
Players cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to ask for the official to re-examine specific situations, such as:
- Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot touched an opponent's racquet or person during play.
- Potential interference at the conclusion of a rally.
Notably, there is no cap on the amount of reviews a player can request.
Case in Point
An illustrative case occurred in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against Jack Draper.
Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the umpire, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire viewed a video and ruled Draper was responsible for interference, granting the point to Medvedev.
Wider Implementation
Video reviews aren't new for Grand Slams. The system was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour will have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another innovation at The Championships this year will be the addition of visual indicators on displays to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves situations where the crowd have occasionally been unsure if a shot was out or in.
In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
