The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Replay systems are set to arrive at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Competitors will gain the right to contest particular calls from the official, mirroring the system currently in operation at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
The new system will be operational on the main stadium and Court One throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles contests.
This step arrives only a season following the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Reviewable Decisions
Players will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine specific situations, including:
- If a tennis ball has double-bounced.
- If a ball made contact with an rival's racket or body during play.
- Possible interference end of a rally.
Notably, there will be an unlimited number on the number of reviews a player can ask for.
A Recent Example
A recent incident took place in a recent tournament last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire viewed a video and ruled Draper was guilty of interference, granting the rally to Medvedev.
Wider Implementation
This technology aren't exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the US Open 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 in place at every one of its events.
Further Updates
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of visual indicators on displays to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This solves situations where fans have occasionally been unsure if a shot was out or in.
In other news, with exactly 100 days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
