Wimbledon Embraces Video Review System This Season.

Video review technology are set to arrive at The Championships for the 2025 edition.

Competitors will gain the right to challenge certain decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the practice currently in place at both the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.

This innovation is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining show courts when they are hosting singles matches.

This move comes just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.

Reviewable Decisions

Players cannot to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the official to review other decisions, including:

• If a ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a ball touched an rival's racket or person during play.
• Potential hindrance end of a rally.

Importantly, there is an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a competitor can request.

A Recent Example

An illustrative case took place in a recent tournament last week, where a top player used the video challenge against his opponent.

Draper admitted it was a tough call for the umpire, but believed his opponent had "played the rules quite well."

The umpire watched a video and determined Draper was guilty of hindrance, awarding the point to his opponent.

Wider Implementation

Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the American major for two years and the Australian Open this year.

Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour will have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.

Further Updates

A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.

This addresses instances where the crowd have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out.

Finally, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.