The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in implementing replay technology.
Video review systems are set to arrive at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Players will gain the right to contest certain rulings made by the chair umpire, mirroring the practice currently in use at each of the US Open and the Australian Open.
This innovation will be operational on the main stadium and the number one court throughout the tournament and on the other four featured courts when they are hosting singles matches.
This development arrives only a season following the All England Club introduced electronic line calling, which brought an end to the longstanding tradition of line judges.
Reviewable Decisions
Competitors cannot to challenge the call of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the umpire to re-examine specific situations, such as:
- Whether a ball has double-bounced.
- If 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 reviews a player can request.
Case in Point
A recent incident occurred in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper admitted it was a difficult situation for the official, but believed his opponent had "played the rules quite well."
The umpire watched a replay and ruled the player was responsible for hindrance, awarding the rally to Medvedev.
Growing Trend
This technology are not exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the US Open since 2023 and the Australian Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by next season the ATP circuit will have the system in place at all of its events.
Additional Innovations
Another change at The Championships 2025 will be the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the electronic line calling system.
This solves instances where the crowd have occasionally been unsure whether a shot was in or out.
In other news, with precisely a century of days to go until the start of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
