The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review systems.
Replay systems will make its debut at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Athletes will gain the right to question specific calls from the chair umpire, echoing the practice already in place at each of the US Open and the Aussie major.
The new system will be operational on Centre Court and the number one court for the duration of the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles contests.
This development comes just a year after the All England Club rolled out ELC, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but they can ask for the official to re-examine other decisions, such as:
- Whether a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Potential interference end of a rally.
Importantly, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can request.
Practical Application
A recent incident took place in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his rival had "used the regulations effectively."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and ruled the player was guilty of interference, granting the point to his opponent.
Wider Implementation
This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open for two years and the Aussie Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by next season the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of visual indicators on displays to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This solves situations where the crowd have occasionally been uncertain if a shot was in or out.
In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, organizers have further announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
