The tournament joins the US and Australian Opens in utilizing replay technology.
Replay technology are set to arrive at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.
Athletes are granted the ability to question specific rulings made by the official, echoing the protocol currently in use at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the other four featured courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This development comes just a season following the All England Club introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding role of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Players cannot to dispute the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine specific situations, including:
- If a ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a ball made contact with an opponent's racquet or person on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a point.
Notably, there will be an unlimited number on the number of challenges a competitor can request.
Practical Application
An illustrative incident took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against Jack Draper.
Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the umpire, but thought his opponent had "played the rules effectively."
The umpire watched a video and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews aren't new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the ATP circuit will have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another change at The Championships this year involves the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses situations where the crowd have occasionally been unsure whether a shot was in or out.
In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
