The tournament joins the American and Aussie Opens in employing video review systems.
Replay technology will be launched at The Championships this year.
Players are granted the option to question particular calls from the official, mirroring the system already in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This technology will be operational on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This move comes just a season following the All England Club implemented ELC, which terminated the 147-year tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the call of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the umpire to review specific situations, including:
- If a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot touched an rival's racket or body during play.
- Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a point.
Notably, there is no cap on the amount of challenges a competitor can request.
Case in Point
An illustrative example occurred in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult call for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
The umpire viewed a video and determined Draper was responsible for interference, granting the rally to his opponent.
Wider Implementation
This technology are not new for Grand Slams. The system was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Australian Open this year.
Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour will have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
A further change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses instances where fans have occasionally been uncertain if a ball was in or out.
Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
