🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Introduces Video Challenge Technology This Season. The tournament joins the American and Aussie Opens in implementing video review systems. Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships this year. Players are granted the ability to contest particular decisions made by the chair umpire, following the practice currently in use at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This innovation will be accessible on the main stadium and the number one court for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches. This development arrives only a year after the AELTC rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges. What Can Be Reviewed? Players cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to request the official to review other decisions, such as: If a ball has bounced twice. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body on the way past. Potential hindrance end of a rally. Importantly, there is no cap on the number of reviews a competitor can initiate. Case in Point A recent example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and ruled the player was responsible for interference, granting the point to Medvedev. Wider Implementation This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It has been in use at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025. Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour will have the system in place at all of its tournaments. Additional Innovations Another innovation at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the audio calls from the ELC system. This addresses instances where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
The tournament joins the American and Aussie Opens in implementing video review systems. Video review systems will make its debut at The Championships this year. Players are granted the ability to contest particular decisions made by the chair umpire, following the practice currently in use at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major. This innovation will be accessible on the main stadium and the number one court for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are hosting singles matches. This development arrives only a year after the AELTC rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line judges. What Can Be Reviewed? Players cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to request the official to review other decisions, such as: If a ball has bounced twice. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body on the way past. Potential hindrance end of a rally. Importantly, there is no cap on the number of reviews a competitor can initiate. Case in Point A recent example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the video challenge against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well." Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and ruled the player was responsible for interference, granting the point to Medvedev. Wider Implementation This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It has been in use at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025. Furthermore, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the men's ATP Tour will have the system in place at all of its tournaments. Additional Innovations Another innovation at The Championships this year will be the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the audio calls from the ELC system. This addresses instances where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was in or out. In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.