Wimbledon Introduces Video Challenge Technology This Season.

Replay systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.

Players will gain the right to contest specific decisions from the chair umpire, following the practice currently in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major.

This technology will be accessible on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles contests.

This step arrives only a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.

What Can Be Reviewed?

Competitors cannot to challenge the call of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to review other decisions, including:

• Whether a tennis ball has double-bounced.
• Whether a ball touched an rival's racket or person on the way past.
• Possible interference at the conclusion of a rally.

Notably, there will be an unlimited number on the number of reviews a player can initiate.

Case in Point

An illustrative example occurred in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.

Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules quite well."

Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and determined the player was responsible for interference, granting the point to Medvedev.

Growing Trend

Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. It has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Australian Open this year.

Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at every one of its events.

Additional Innovations

Another innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of graphical cues on displays to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.

This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been unsure whether a shot was in or out.

In other news, with exactly 100 days remaining until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.