Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in employing video review technology.
Replay technology are set to arrive at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Competitors will gain the option to challenge certain calls made by the official, mirroring the practice currently in place at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.
This innovation will be operational on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles matches.
This step arrives only a season following the All England Club implemented ELC, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line officials.
What Can Be Reviewed?
Players will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine other situations, including:
- Whether a ball has double-bounced.
- Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or body on the way past.
- Possible interference end of a rally.
Importantly, there will be no cap on the number of challenges a player can initiate.
Practical Application
An illustrative case occurred in a recent tournament recently, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and ruled the player was guilty of interference, granting the point to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of graphical cues on displays to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves situations where spectators have occasionally been unsure whether a ball was in or out.
In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have also announced an increase in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
