Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in employing video review systems.
Video review technology are set to arrive at Wimbledon this year.
Players are granted the option to contest specific decisions made by the chair umpire, following the protocol currently in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This innovation will be accessible on the main stadium and Court One throughout the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This move follows just a year after the AELTC introduced ELC, which brought an end to the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Players will not be permitted to dispute the call of the ELC system, but they can ask for the official to review other decisions, including:
- Whether a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Possible interference at the conclusion of a point.
Importantly, there is an unlimited number on the number of reviews a player can ask for.
Practical Application
An illustrative case occurred in a recent tournament recently, where a top player used the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough situation for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations effectively."
The umpire watched a replay and determined Draper was responsible for interference, granting the point to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology are not exclusive to major tournaments. It has been in use at the American major for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit will have the system in place at every one of its tournaments.
Other Changes
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses situations where spectators have sometimes been unsure whether a ball was in or out.
In other news, with precisely a century of days remaining until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
