Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in employing replay systems.
Video review technology will be launched at The Championships for the 2025 edition.
Competitors are granted the ability to contest specific decisions made by the chair umpire, mirroring the protocol currently in operation at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
This technology is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This development comes just a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which brought an end to the centuries-old role of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Players cannot to dispute the call of the ELC system, but they can ask for the official to re-examine other decisions, including:
- If a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or person on the way past.
- Possible interference end of a point.
Notably, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can initiate.
Practical Application
An illustrative incident took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the review system against his opponent.
The British player admitted it was a tough situation for the official, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and determined Draper was responsible for interference, granting the rally to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews aren't exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Australian Open this year.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour will have video reviews implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Other Changes
A further change at The Championships this year will be the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
Finally, with precisely 100 days remaining until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have further announced an increase in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
