The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in employing replay systems.
Replay technology are set to arrive at The Championships in the upcoming tournament.
Athletes are granted the right to contest certain decisions made by the official, following the protocol already in place at both the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
The new system is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One throughout the Championships and on the other four show courts when they are staging singles contests.
This move arrives only a season following the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the 147-year tradition of line judges.
Scope of Challenges
Competitors cannot to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to ask for the umpire to re-examine specific situations, such as:
- Whether a ball has double-bounced.
- If a shot touched an opponent's racquet or body during play.
- Potential interference at the conclusion of a point.
Notably, there will be no cap on the amount of challenges a player can ask for.
Practical Application
An illustrative example occurred in Indian Wells recently, where a top player initiated the review system against his opponent.
The British player conceded it was a tough situation for the official, but thought his opponent had "played the rules effectively."
Official Aurelie Tourte watched a replay and determined the player was guilty of hindrance, granting the rally to his opponent.
Growing Trend
Video reviews are not exclusive to major tournaments. The system was adopted at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open since 2025.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the women’s WTA Tour, and by the coming year the men's ATP Tour plans to have the system in place at all of its tournaments.
Further Updates
Another innovation at The Championships 2025 involves the introduction of graphical cues on displays to complement the verbal announcements from the ELC system.
This solves instances where spectators have sometimes been uncertain if a shot was out or in.
Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the start of the tournament, organizers have also revealed an increase in daily attendance at the qualifiers in the qualifying venue.
