Wimbledon Adopts Video Challenge Technology This Season.
Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in implementing video review technology.
Video review systems will be launched at The Championships this year.
Competitors will gain the right to question specific rulings made by the chair umpire, mirroring the protocol already in place at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.
The new system is slated for use on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This step comes just a year after the All England Club introduced electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line officials.
What Can Be Reviewed?
Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine other situations, including:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or person during play.
- Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a rally.
Notably, there is no cap on the amount of challenges a player can request.
Practical Application
An illustrative incident occurred in a recent tournament last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a tough call for the official, but thought his rival had "used the regulations quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled the player was guilty of hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
Video reviews aren't new for Grand Slams. The system has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves instances where spectators have sometimes been unsure whether a shot was in or out.
In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
