🔗 Share this article Wimbledon Adopts Video Replay Technology This Season. Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in implementing replay technology. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Competitors will gain the option to contest particular calls from the chair umpire, echoing the system already in operation at each of the US Open and the Aussie major. This technology will be accessible on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests. This development arrives only a year after the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which terminated the 147-year tradition of line judges. Scope of Challenges Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the official to re-examine other decisions, including: If a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a ball touched an opponent's racquet or person on the way past. Possible hindrance end of a point. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a player can initiate. Practical Application An illustrative example occurred in a recent tournament last week, where a top player used the review system against Jack Draper. Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the official, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well." The umpire viewed a replay and ruled Draper was guilty of interference, awarding the rally to his opponent. Broader Adoption This technology aren't exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open this year. 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 events. Additional Innovations Another change at The Championships this year involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This solves instances where fans have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out. Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.
Wimbledon will follow the US and Aussie Opens in implementing replay technology. Video review systems will be launched at The Championships in the upcoming tournament. Competitors will gain the option to contest particular calls from the chair umpire, echoing the system already in operation at each of the US Open and the Aussie major. This technology will be accessible on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships and on the remaining featured courts when they are hosting singles contests. This development arrives only a year after the AELTC implemented electronic line calling, which terminated the 147-year tradition of line judges. Scope of Challenges Competitors will not be permitted to challenge the accuracy of the ELC system, but are allowed to request the official to re-examine other decisions, including: If a tennis ball has double-bounced. If a ball touched an opponent's racquet or person on the way past. Possible hindrance end of a point. Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the amount of challenges a player can initiate. Practical Application An illustrative example occurred in a recent tournament last week, where a top player used the review system against Jack Draper. Draper conceded it was a difficult call for the official, but believed his rival had "played the rules quite well." The umpire viewed a replay and ruled Draper was guilty of interference, awarding the rally to his opponent. Broader Adoption This technology aren't exclusive to major tournaments. It was adopted at the American major for two years and the Aussie Open this year. 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 events. Additional Innovations Another change at The Championships this year involves the introduction of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the verbal announcements from the ELC system. This solves instances where fans have sometimes been unsure if a shot was in or out. Finally, with precisely a century of days to go until the beginning of the tournament, the AELTC have further revealed an expansion in daily capacity at the qualifying competition in the qualifying venue.