🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Embraces Video Replay System for the First Time. Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in implementing replay systems. Replay systems are set to arrive at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Players are granted the right to challenge specific decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the protocol currently in place at both the US Open and the Australian Open. The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the tournament and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles contests. This step follows just a season following the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which terminated the centuries-old tradition of line officials. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine specific situations, including: If a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an rival's racket or body during play. Potential interference end of a rally. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a player can request. A Recent Example A recent example took place in a recent tournament last week, where a top player initiated the video challenge against Jack Draper. Draper admitted 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 guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian 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 will have video reviews implemented at all of its events. 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 the crowd have sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was in or out. In other news, with precisely 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in implementing replay systems. Replay systems are set to arrive at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Players are granted the right to challenge specific decisions from the chair umpire, mirroring the protocol currently in place at both the US Open and the Australian Open. The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the tournament and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles contests. This step follows just a season following the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which terminated the centuries-old tradition of line officials. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine specific situations, including: If a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an rival's racket or body during play. Potential interference end of a rally. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a player can request. A Recent Example A recent example took place in a recent tournament last week, where a top player initiated the video challenge against Jack Draper. Draper admitted 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 guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian 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 will have video reviews implemented at all of its events. 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 the crowd have sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was in or out. In other news, with precisely 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.