🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Adopts Video Challenge Technology This Season. The tournament joins the US and Aussie Opens in utilizing video review systems. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships this year. Competitors will gain the right to question particular decisions made by the official, mirroring the system already in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major. The new system will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles matches. This development comes just a season following the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line judges. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to re-examine other decisions, including: If a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or person on the way past. Potential interference at the conclusion of a point. Notably, there is no cap on the number of challenges a player can initiate. Practical Application An illustrative case occurred in a recent tournament recently, where a top player initiated the video challenge against Jack Draper. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his rival had "used the regulations quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and determined the player was responsible for interference, granting the rally to Medvedev. Broader Adoption Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025. Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its tournaments. Additional Innovations Another change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to complement the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system. This addresses situations where spectators have sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was out or in. In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
The tournament joins the US and Aussie Opens in utilizing video review systems. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships this year. Competitors will gain the right to question particular decisions made by the official, mirroring the system already in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major. The new system will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles matches. This development comes just a season following the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line judges. Scope of Challenges Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but they can ask for the official to re-examine other decisions, including: If a ball has double-bounced. Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or person on the way past. Potential interference at the conclusion of a point. Notably, there is no cap on the number of challenges a player can initiate. Practical Application An illustrative case occurred in a recent tournament recently, where a top player initiated the video challenge against Jack Draper. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his rival had "used the regulations quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and determined the player was responsible for interference, granting the rally to Medvedev. Broader Adoption Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system has been in use at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open since 2025. Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its tournaments. Additional Innovations Another change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to complement the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system. This addresses situations where spectators have sometimes been uncertain whether a ball was out or in. In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.