Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in employing video review systems.
Replay systems will be launched at The Championships this year.
Players are granted the ability to challenge certain calls from the official, mirroring the system currently in operation at each of the US Open and the Aussie major.
This innovation will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This step comes just a year after the All England Club rolled out ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the official to review specific situations, including:
- If a ball has double-bounced.
- If a shot touched an rival's racket or person on the way past.
- Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a rally.
Notably, there will be no cap on the number of reviews a player can request.
Case in Point
A recent incident occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player used the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
The umpire viewed a replay and ruled the player was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to Medvedev.
Wider Implementation
Video reviews are not new for major tournaments. It has been in use at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour will have the system in place at all of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another change at The Championships this year will be the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This addresses situations where fans have occasionally been unsure whether a ball was in or out.
In other news, with precisely a century of days remaining until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have further revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
