The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing replay technology.
Replay technology are set to arrive at The Championships for the 2025 edition.
Players will gain the option to question particular rulings made by the official, mirroring the system already in use at each of 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 show courts when they are staging singles contests.
This development comes just a season following the All England Club rolled out electronic line calling, which brought an end to the 147-year role of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Competitors cannot to dispute the call of the ELC system, but they can request the official to review specific situations, such as:
- Whether a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- Whether a ball touched an rival's racket or person on the way past.
- Possible hindrance end of a rally.
Notably, there is no limit on the number of challenges a player can request.
Practical Application
An illustrative incident took place in a recent tournament recently, where a top player used the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult call for the official, but believed his opponent had "used the regulations effectively."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and ruled the player was guilty of hindrance, granting the point to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not exclusive to Grand Slams. It 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 the coming year the ATP circuit will have the system implemented at every one of its events.
Further Updates
A further innovation at The Championships this year will be the introduction of visual indicators on displays to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This addresses situations where spectators have occasionally been uncertain whether a ball was out or in.
In other news, with exactly a century of days remaining until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have also announced an expansion in daily attendance at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
