The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review systems.
Video review systems are set to arrive at The Championships this year.
Competitors are granted the option to question specific rulings made by the chair umpire, following the practice already in use at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
The new system will be accessible on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This step comes just a year after the AELTC implemented ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Players will not be permitted to dispute the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine other situations, including:
- Whether a tennis ball has double-bounced.
- Whether a ball made contact with an rival's racket or person during play.
- Possible interference at the conclusion of a rally.
Importantly, there will be no cap on the number of challenges a competitor can initiate.
A Recent Example
A recent incident occurred in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough call for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
The umpire watched a video and determined the player was responsible for interference, awarding the point to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews aren't new for major tournaments. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This solves instances where fans have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was in or out.
In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an increase in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
