Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Replay technology are set to arrive at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.
Players are granted the ability to question specific decisions from the official, echoing the system already in operation at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
The new system is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One throughout the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles matches.
This step follows just a year after the All England Club introduced electronic line calling, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Reviewable Decisions
Competitors cannot to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can request the umpire to re-examine specific situations, including:
- If a ball has double-bounced.
- If a shot touched an rival's racket or body on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there will be no limit on the number of challenges a player can request.
Practical Application
A recent incident took place in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
The British player admitted it was a difficult call for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and determined the player was guilty of interference, awarding the point to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at all of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
A further change at Wimbledon this year will be the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves situations where fans have sometimes been unsure if a ball was in or out.
Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
