The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships this year.
Competitors will gain the right to challenge particular decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the system already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.
This technology will be operational on Centre Court and Court One throughout the tournament and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This step follows just a year after the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the centuries-old tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to challenge the call of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to request the official to re-examine specific situations, such as:
- If a tennis ball has double-bounced.
- Whether a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or body during play.
- Possible interference end of a point.
Importantly, there will be no cap on the number of challenges a competitor can ask for.
Practical Application
An illustrative case occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player used the review system against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a tough situation for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a replay and ruled Draper was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Broader Adoption
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 this year.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at all of its events.
Further Updates
Another change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This solves instances where fans have occasionally been uncertain whether a ball was in or out.
In other news, with precisely 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further announced an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
