The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club announced Saturday that Wimbledon will debut new video review technology during this year’s tournament, giving players the ability to contest certain calls made by chair umpires.
The innovation marks a significant change for the prestigious Grand Slam event, though players won’t be permitted to dispute decisions from the electronic line calling system that debuted at Wimbledon in the previous year. Instead, the video technology will focus on other judgment calls, such as determining if a ball has bounced multiple times or made contact with a player’s equipment or body.
According to the tournament organizers’ official statement, “Players will be allowed to review specific judgement calls made by the chair umpire (such as, for example, ‘not-up’, ‘foul shot’, ‘touch’) either on a point-ending call, when a player immediately stops play, or immediately after the completion of a point (in the case of hindrance).”
The club also confirmed that “Players will not be limited in the number of reviews they can request.”
Six show courts will feature the new video review capability, with Centre Court and Court One among those equipped with the technology.
The AELTC explained that “The technology will be available on Centre Court and Court One throughout the championships and on the other show courts until the conclusion of all singles matches on those courts.”
Additionally, tournament officials will enhance the electronic line calling system with visual displays, as scoreboards across all courts will now show “out” and “fault” decisions.
The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are scheduled to commence on June 29.
