🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Embraces Video Replay System in 2025. The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in implementing replay systems. Replay technology will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Players are granted the option to contest certain decisions made by the chair umpire, following the practice already in use 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 remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches. This development follows just a year after the AELTC introduced ELC, which effectively ended the centuries-old role of line officials. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but they can request the official to re-examine specific decisions, such as: Whether a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or person during play. Possible interference end of a point. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the number of reviews a player can ask for. Practical Application A recent example took place in a recent tournament recently, where a top player initiated the review system against Jack Draper. Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but believed his rival had "used the regulations quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a replay and determined the player was guilty of hindrance, awarding the rally to his opponent. Wider Implementation This technology aren't exclusive to Grand Slams. It has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open this year. Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its tournaments. Other Changes Another change at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This solves instances where fans have occasionally been uncertain if a ball was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in implementing replay systems. Replay technology will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Players are granted the option to contest certain decisions made by the chair umpire, following the practice already in use 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 remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches. This development follows just a year after the AELTC introduced ELC, which effectively ended the centuries-old role of line officials. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but they can request the official to re-examine specific decisions, such as: Whether a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or person during play. Possible interference end of a point. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the number of reviews a player can ask for. Practical Application A recent example took place in a recent tournament recently, where a top player initiated the review system against Jack Draper. Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but believed his rival had "used the regulations quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a replay and determined the player was guilty of hindrance, awarding the rally to his opponent. Wider Implementation This technology aren't exclusive to Grand Slams. It has been in use at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open this year. Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its tournaments. Other Changes Another change at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This solves instances where fans have occasionally been uncertain if a ball was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.