The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing video review technology.
Replay systems are set to arrive at The Championships this year.
Players are granted the right to question certain decisions made by the official, following the protocol already in place at both the US Open and the Aussie major.
This technology will be accessible on Centre Court and Court One throughout the tournament and on the other four featured courts when they are staging singles contests.
This step comes just a year after the All England Club implemented electronic line calling, which terminated the longstanding role of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the call of the electronic line calling, but they can request the official to re-examine other situations, including:
- Whether a ball has bounced twice.
- If a shot made contact with an opponent's racquet or person during play.
- Potential interference end of a point.
Importantly, there is no cap on the number of challenges a player can initiate.
Practical Application
A recent case took place in a recent tournament last week, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the video challenge against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a difficult situation for the umpire, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and determined the player was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to his opponent.
Growing Trend
This technology are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It was adopted at the American major since 2023 and the Australian Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by next season the ATP circuit will have video reviews implemented at all of its events.
Other Changes
A further innovation at Wimbledon this year will be the addition of graphical cues on displays to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This addresses situations where spectators have occasionally been uncertain if a ball was out or in.
Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the start of the Championships, the AELTC have also revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
