Wimbledon Adopts Video Replay Technology This Season.
Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in implementing video review technology.
Video review systems will make its debut at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Players are granted the ability to question certain calls made by the official, following the system currently in use at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This innovation is slated for use on Centre Court and Court One throughout the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles contests.
This step follows just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line officials.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the umpire to re-examine other decisions, including:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- If a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Potential interference end of a rally.
Notably, there is no limit on the amount of challenges a competitor can initiate.
Case in Point
An illustrative incident took place in Indian Wells last week, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult call 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, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology aren't new for major tournaments. It has been in use at the American major since 2023 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 will have the system in place at all of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another innovation at The Championships 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This solves situations where fans have occasionally been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
Finally, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
