Wimbledon will follow the American and Aussie Opens in employing replay systems.
Replay systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Players will gain the option to contest specific decisions from the official, echoing the system currently in place at both the US Open and the Australian Open.
This innovation will be operational on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles contests.
This step comes just a year after the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to review other situations, such as:
- Whether a ball has double-bounced.
- Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or body on the way past.
- Potential hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there will be no limit on the number of challenges a player can request.
Case in Point
A recent incident occurred in Indian Wells last week, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
The umpire watched a replay and ruled Draper was guilty of interference, awarding the point to Medvedev.
Broader Adoption
Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the American major since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.
Furthermore, 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 events.
Further Updates
A further change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This addresses situations where spectators have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out.
In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
