Wimbledon Introduces Video Challenge System This Season.

Video review systems will make its debut at Wimbledon this year.

Competitors are granted the option to question particular decisions made by the chair umpire, echoing the system currently in operation at both the US Open and the Australian Open.

This innovation will be accessible on the main stadium and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are staging singles matches.

This move comes just a season following the All England Club rolled out ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line officials.

Reviewable Decisions

Competitors will not be permitted to dispute the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine specific decisions, including:

• If a ball has bounced twice.
• If a ball made contact with an rival's racket or body on the way past.
• Possible hindrance at the conclusion of a rally.

Importantly, there will be no cap on the amount of reviews a player can initiate.

A Recent Example

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

The British player conceded it was a tough call for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules effectively."

Official Aurelie Tourte watched a video and determined the player was guilty of interference, awarding the rally to Medvedev.

Wider Implementation

Video reviews aren't exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open this year.

Additionally, it is increasingly prevalent on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at all of its tournaments.

Further Updates

Another innovation at Wimbledon 2025 will be the introduction of graphical cues on displays to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system.

This solves situations where spectators have sometimes been unsure if a ball was out or in.

In other news, with exactly 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.