Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in implementing replay technology.
Video review systems will be launched at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.
Competitors are granted the ability to challenge certain rulings made by the official, following the protocol already in operation at both the US Open and the Australian Open.
The new system will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This step follows just a season following the AELTC rolled out ELC, which brought an end to the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Players will not be permitted to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the umpire to review specific situations, such as:
- Whether a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a ball touched an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there will be no limit on the amount of reviews a competitor can ask for.
A Recent Example
A recent case took place in a recent tournament last week, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult call for the official, but thought his opponent had "played the rules effectively."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology aren't exclusive to Grand Slams. It has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit plans to have the system in place at all of its events.
Other Changes
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This solves situations where fans have occasionally been uncertain whether a ball was out or in.
In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have further announced an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
