🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Embraces Video Review Technology This Season. The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing replay technology. Replay technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Players will gain the right to challenge certain rulings made by the chair umpire, following the system already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open. This technology will be operational on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests. This move arrives only a season following the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which effectively ended the 147-year tradition of line officials. Scope of Challenges Players will not be permitted to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine other decisions, including: If a ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body on the way past. Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a point. Notably, there will be no limit on the amount of challenges a player can request. Practical Application An illustrative case took place in Indian Wells last week, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well." The umpire watched a replay and ruled Draper was responsible for interference, granting the rally to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year. Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system implemented at all of its events. Further Updates Another innovation at Wimbledon this year involves the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system. This solves situations where the crowd have occasionally been unsure whether a shot was out or in. In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing replay technology. Replay technology will make its debut at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament. Players will gain the right to challenge certain rulings made by the chair umpire, following the system already in operation at each of the American Grand Slam and the Australian Open. This technology will be operational on Centre Court and the number one court throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests. This move arrives only a season following the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which effectively ended the 147-year tradition of line officials. Scope of Challenges Players will not be permitted to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine other decisions, including: If a ball has double-bounced. If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body on the way past. Potential hindrance at the conclusion of a point. Notably, there will be no limit on the amount of challenges a player can request. Practical Application An illustrative case took place in Indian Wells last week, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent. Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations quite well." The umpire watched a replay and ruled Draper was responsible for interference, granting the rally to his opponent. Growing Trend Video reviews are not new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the American major since 2023 and the Aussie Open this year. Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system implemented at all of its events. Further Updates Another innovation at Wimbledon this year involves the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the electronic line calling system. This solves situations where the crowd have occasionally been unsure whether a shot was out or in. In other news, with exactly a century of days to go until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have also announced an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.