Wimbledon will follow the American and Aussie Opens in employing replay technology.
Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Athletes will gain the right to question certain calls made by the chair umpire, mirroring the system currently in use at each of the US Open and the Aussie major.
This innovation will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles matches.
This development follows just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which terminated the centuries-old tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Players will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but they can request the umpire to review specific situations, including:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- If a shot made contact with an rival's racket or person on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a rally.
Notably, there is no cap on the amount of challenges a competitor can initiate.
A Recent Example
An illustrative example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player used the video challenge against Jack Draper.
Draper conceded it was a tough call for the official, but thought his opponent had "played the rules effectively."
The umpire viewed a replay and ruled Draper was guilty of interference, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Broader Adoption
Video reviews are not new for major tournaments. The system has been in use at the American major for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit will have the system implemented at all of its events.
Further Updates
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This addresses situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain whether a shot was out or in.
In other news, with exactly 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
