The tournament joins the US and Aussie Opens in employing replay technology.
Video review technology will be launched at The Championships for the 2025 edition.
Competitors are granted the right to contest specific decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the system already in use at each of the US Open and the Aussie major.
This innovation will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This step arrives only a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Players cannot to dispute the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but they can request the official to review specific decisions, such as:
- If a ball has double-bounced.
- If a ball touched an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Possible interference end of a point.
Importantly, there is no cap on the number of challenges a player can request.
Case in Point
A recent incident took place in Indian Wells recently, where a top player used the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough situation for the umpire, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire viewed a replay and ruled the player was responsible for hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent.
Wider Implementation
This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at every one of its events.
Other Changes
Another change at Wimbledon this year involves the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to complement the audio calls from the ELC system.
This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a ball was out or in.
In other news, with exactly 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
