Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Replay technology will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Athletes are granted the ability to question particular decisions from the official, following the practice already in use at both the US Open and the Australian Open.
The new system 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 contests.
This development comes just a season following the AELTC rolled out ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Reviewable Decisions
Players will not be permitted to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to re-examine other decisions, including:
- If a tennis ball has double-bounced.
- Whether a ball touched an opponent's racquet or person during play.
- Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a rally.
Notably, there will be no cap on the number of challenges a player can request.
A Recent Example
An illustrative incident took place in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against Jack Draper.
The British player conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and ruled Draper was responsible for interference, granting the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology aren't exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open this year.
Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at all of its events.
Other Changes
Another innovation at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This addresses situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
In other news, with precisely a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
