🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Embraces Video Review System This Season. Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in utilizing video review systems. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Athletes will gain the right to contest particular decisions from the official, mirroring the practice already in use at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This innovation will be accessible 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 All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which terminated the 147-year role of line officials. What Can Be Reviewed? Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the umpire to review other situations, such as: Whether a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot touched an rival's racket or person on the way past. Potential interference end of a point. Notably, there is no limit on the number of reviews a competitor can ask for. A Recent Example A recent case occurred in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a tough call for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules effectively." The umpire viewed a video and determined the player was responsible for hindrance, awarding the point to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews aren't new for major tournaments. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025. Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have the system in place at all of its tournaments. Further Updates A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system. This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
Wimbledon will follow the US and Australian Opens in utilizing video review systems. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Athletes will gain the right to contest particular decisions from the official, mirroring the practice already in use at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This innovation will be accessible 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 All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which terminated the 147-year role of line officials. What Can Be Reviewed? Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can ask for the umpire to review other situations, such as: Whether a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot touched an rival's racket or person on the way past. Potential interference end of a point. Notably, there is no limit on the number of reviews a competitor can ask for. A Recent Example A recent case occurred in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a tough call for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules effectively." The umpire viewed a video and determined the player was responsible for hindrance, awarding the point to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews aren't new for major tournaments. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025. Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have the system in place at all of its tournaments. Further Updates A further innovation at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system. This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.