Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in implementing replay systems.
Video review technology will be launched at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Players are granted the ability to contest particular decisions made by the official, echoing the practice already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.
This technology will be operational on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This move follows just a season following the AELTC rolled out ELC, which brought an end to the centuries-old role 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 tennis ball has bounced twice.
- If a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or body on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there is no cap on the number of challenges a player can initiate.
Practical Application
An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.
The British player admitted it was a tough call for the official, but thought his opponent had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not exclusive to Grand Slams. The system was adopted at the American major since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
A further change at Wimbledon this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses instances where spectators have sometimes been unsure if a shot was out or in.
Finally, with precisely a century of days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
