Wimbledon will follow the American and Aussie Opens in employing video review systems.
Replay technology will be launched at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Players are granted the right to challenge particular calls from the official, mirroring the practice currently in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This move comes just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Players will not be permitted to dispute the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine other decisions, such as:
- If a ball has double-bounced.
- If a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or person during play.
- Potential hindrance end of a rally.
Importantly, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can ask for.
A Recent Example
An illustrative case occurred in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled the player was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Wider Implementation
Video reviews aren't exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at every one of its events.
Other Changes
Another innovation at The Championships 2025 involves the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This solves instances where spectators have sometimes been unsure whether a ball was in or out.
Finally, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
