Wimbledon Adopts Video Review System This Season.

Replay technology are set to arrive at The Championships for the 2025 edition.

Athletes are granted the ability to challenge particular rulings from the official, following the system already in operation at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.

This technology will be operational on Centre Court and the number one court for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles matches.

This move arrives only a year after the All England Club rolled out ELC, which terminated the longstanding role of line judges.

Reviewable Decisions

Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine specific situations, such as:

• If a tennis ball has double-bounced.
• Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or body during play.
• Possible interference end of a rally.

Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a player can initiate.

A Recent Example

An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.

Draper admitted it was a difficult call for the official, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."

The umpire watched a video and determined Draper was guilty of hindrance, granting the point to his opponent.

Growing Trend

This technology are not new for 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 next season the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at all of its events.

Further Updates

Another innovation at The Championships this year involves the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.

This solves instances where fans have sometimes been unsure whether a ball was in or out.

Finally, with exactly 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.