The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing replay systems.
Video review systems will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.
Athletes are granted the ability to challenge specific calls from the official, echoing the system currently in use at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
The new system will be accessible on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles contests.
This development arrives only a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which brought an end to the 147-year tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to review other decisions, including:
- If a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- If a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or person during play.
- Potential hindrance end of a rally.
Notably, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of reviews a competitor can ask for.
A Recent Example
A recent example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a tough call for the official, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire watched a video and ruled the player was responsible for hindrance, granting the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
Video reviews aren't exclusive to Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by next season the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system implemented at all of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another change at The Championships 2025 will be the introduction of visual indicators on displays to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves instances where fans have sometimes been uncertain if a ball was in or out.
Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the start of the Championships, organizers have also announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
