The tournament joins the US and Australian Opens in implementing replay systems.
Replay systems are set to arrive at Wimbledon this year.
Competitors are granted the ability to challenge specific decisions from the chair umpire, following the system already in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This technology will be operational on Centre Court and Court One throughout the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This move arrives only a season following the AELTC rolled out electronic line calling, which brought an end to the centuries-old tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Players will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the official to review other situations, including:
- Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a ball made contact with an rival's racket or person during play.
- Potential hindrance end of a rally.
Notably, there is no cap on the number of reviews a player can request.
Case in Point
An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough situation for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a replay and determined the player was responsible for hindrance, granting the point to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open this year.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at all of its events.
Other Changes
A further change 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 sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was out or in.
In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the start of the tournament, organizers have also announced an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
