Wimbledon Adopts Video Replay Technology This Season.

Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.

Players are granted the right to question specific decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the protocol currently in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.

This technology will be operational 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 development comes just a season following the AELTC rolled out ELC, which effectively ended the 147-year role of line officials.

Scope of Challenges

Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the official to review other decisions, including:

• Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body during play.
• Potential interference end of a point.

Notably, there will be no limit on the amount of challenges a player can initiate.

Practical Application

A recent example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player used the video challenge against Jack Draper.

The British player admitted it was a difficult call for the umpire, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."

Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a replay and ruled the player was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to Medvedev.

Broader Adoption

This technology aren't new for major tournaments. The system was adopted at the American major for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.

Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments.

Further Updates

A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.

This solves instances where spectators have occasionally been uncertain if a ball was in or out.

In other news, with precisely 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.