Wimbledon Embraces Video Review System in 2025.

Video review technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.

Competitors are granted the ability to question particular rulings from the chair umpire, following the protocol currently in use at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.

The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles contests.

This move arrives only a season following the AELTC implemented ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.

What Can Be Reviewed?

Players cannot to dispute the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to ask for the official to review specific situations, including:

• Whether a ball has bounced twice.
• If a ball touched an opponent's racquet or body on the way past.
• Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a point.

Notably, there will be no limit on the amount of reviews a competitor can initiate.

Practical Application

A recent incident occurred in a recent tournament last week, where a top player initiated the review system against Jack Draper.

Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but believed his rival had "played the rules effectively."

The umpire viewed a video and determined the player was responsible for hindrance, granting the point to his opponent.

Broader Adoption

Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025.

Furthermore, 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 events.

Additional Innovations

A further change at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the ELC system.

This solves instances where spectators have sometimes been unsure if a ball was out or in.

Finally, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.