The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Video review technology will be launched at The Championships this year.
Players are granted the right to contest certain decisions from the official, echoing the protocol currently in operation at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
The new system will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This move comes just a year after the AELTC implemented ELC, which brought an end to the 147-year tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the umpire to re-examine other decisions, such as:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a competitor can ask for.
Practical Application
A recent example occurred in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent.
The British player conceded it was a tough call for the official, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire watched a replay and ruled Draper was responsible for hindrance, awarding the point to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews implemented at every one of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another change at Wimbledon 2025 will be the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.
This addresses situations where fans have sometimes been unsure whether a shot was in or out.
Finally, with exactly 100 days remaining until the start of the tournament, organizers have further announced an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
