Wimbledon Introduces Video Challenge System for the First Time.

Replay technology are set to arrive at Wimbledon for the 2025 edition.

Players are granted the right to challenge certain decisions from the official, following the protocol currently in operation at both the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open.

The new system is slated for use on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are staging singles matches.

This move arrives only a season following the All England Club introduced ELC, which effectively ended the 147-year tradition of line officials.

Reviewable Decisions

Players will not be permitted to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to review other situations, including:

• If a tennis ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a shot made contact with an rival's racket or body during play.
• Possible interference at the conclusion of a point.

Importantly, there will be no limit on the number of reviews a player can initiate.

A Recent Example

An illustrative example took place in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against his opponent.

The British player admitted it was a tough situation for the official, but thought his opponent had "played the rules quite well."

Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and ruled Draper was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.

Growing Trend

This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. The system was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open since 2025.

Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the ATP circuit will have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.

Further Updates

Another change at The Championships 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.

This addresses situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a ball was out or in.

Finally, with exactly 100 days to go until the beginning of the Championships, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.