🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Introduces Video Challenge Technology This Season. Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology. Video review technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Competitors are granted the right to challenge specific rulings from the chair umpire, following the practice already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This technology is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are staging singles matches. This move comes just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which effectively ended the centuries-old tradition of line officials. What Can Be Reviewed? Players will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to review other situations, such as: If a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or body on the way past. Possible interference end of a rally. Importantly, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can ask for. Case in Point A recent example occurred in a recent tournament last week, where a top player used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations effectively." Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and determined Draper was guilty of interference, granting the rally to Medvedev. Wider Implementation Video reviews aren't exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year. Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments. Additional Innovations A further change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This addresses instances where the crowd have occasionally been unsure if a shot was out or in. In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have also revealed an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
Wimbledon will follow the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology. Video review technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Competitors are granted the right to challenge specific rulings from the chair umpire, following the practice already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This technology is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are staging singles matches. This move comes just a year after the All England Club introduced ELC, which effectively ended the centuries-old tradition of line officials. What Can Be Reviewed? Players will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to review other situations, such as: If a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or body on the way past. Possible interference end of a rally. Importantly, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can ask for. Case in Point A recent example occurred in a recent tournament last week, where a top player used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations effectively." Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and determined Draper was guilty of interference, granting the rally to Medvedev. Wider Implementation Video reviews aren't exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year. Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at every one of its tournaments. Additional Innovations A further change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This addresses instances where the crowd have occasionally been unsure if a shot was out or in. In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have also revealed an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.