The tournament joins the US and Aussie Opens in employing replay technology.
Video review technology will be launched at Wimbledon in the upcoming tournament.
Competitors are granted the option to contest certain calls made by the official, following the protocol already in place at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.
This innovation will be operational on Centre Court and Court One for the duration of the tournament and on the other four show courts when they are staging singles contests.
This development follows just a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which effectively ended the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors will not be permitted to dispute the accuracy of the ELC system, but they can request the umpire to re-examine specific decisions, including:
- Whether a ball has double-bounced.
- If a ball made contact with an rival's racket or person on the way past.
- Potential hindrance end of a rally.
Notably, there is an unlimited number on the amount of reviews a player can initiate.
A Recent Example
An illustrative incident took place in Indian Wells last week, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult call for the umpire, but believed his rival had "played the rules effectively."
The umpire watched a replay and determined the player was guilty of interference, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Broader Adoption
This technology aren't new for Grand Slams. It was adopted at the American major for two years and the Australian Open since 2025.
Furthermore, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have video reviews in place at every one of its tournaments.
Further Updates
A further change at The Championships this year will be the introduction of visual indicators on scoreboards to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves situations where the crowd have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
Finally, with precisely 100 days to go until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in Roehampton.
