Wimbledon Adopts Video Review Technology This Season.

Replay technology will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.

Players are granted the ability to challenge particular calls made by the chair umpire, echoing the practice currently in use at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.

The new system will be accessible on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles contests.

This step arrives only a season following the AELTC rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the 147-year tradition of line officials.

What Can Be Reviewed?

Players cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine specific decisions, including:

• Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or body during play.
• Possible interference at the conclusion of a point.

Notably, there is no cap on the amount of challenges a player can ask for.

Practical Application

An illustrative example occurred in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against Jack Draper.

Draper conceded it was a tough situation for the official, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."

The umpire watched a replay and determined the player was responsible for interference, awarding the rally to Medvedev.

Growing Trend

This technology are not new for Grand Slams. The system has been in use at the American major for two years and the Australian Open this year.

Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.

Additional Innovations

A further change at The Championships 2025 will be the addition of graphical cues on displays to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.

This solves instances where spectators have sometimes been uncertain whether a shot was out or in.

Finally, with precisely a century of days remaining until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.