Wimbledon Adopts Video Challenge System in 2025.

Video review systems will be launched at The Championships this year.

Players will gain the right to question particular rulings made by the official, mirroring the system currently in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major.

The new system will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles matches.

This development arrives only a season following the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line judges.

Reviewable Decisions

Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the electronic line calling, but are allowed to ask for the official to review other decisions, including:

• If a ball has bounced twice.
• Whether a ball touched an rival's racket or body on the way past.
• Possible hindrance end of a point.

Notably, there is no cap on the number of challenges a competitor can ask for.

Case in Point

An illustrative example took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev used the review system against his opponent.

The British player admitted it was a difficult situation for the official, but thought his rival had "played the rules effectively."

The umpire watched a replay and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.

Growing Trend

This technology are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the American major for two years and the Australian Open this year.

Additionally, 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 change at Wimbledon 2025 involves the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to complement the audio calls from the electronic line calling system.

This solves situations where spectators have occasionally been uncertain if a shot was in or out.

In other news, with exactly 100 days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.