The tournament joins the American and Australian Opens in implementing video review systems.
Video review systems are set to arrive at The Championships this year.
Competitors will gain the ability to challenge certain rulings made by the official, echoing the practice currently in place at each of the American Grand Slam and the Aussie major.
This innovation is slated for use on the main stadium and Court One throughout the tournament and on the remaining show courts when they are staging singles matches.
This development follows just a year after the AELTC introduced ELC, which terminated the longstanding tradition of line officials.
Scope of Challenges
Players cannot to dispute the call of the electronic line calling, but they can request the official to review specific decisions, including:
- If a tennis ball has bounced twice.
- If a ball made contact with an rival's racket or body on the way past.
- Possible hindrance at the conclusion of a point.
Importantly, there will be an unlimited number on the number of challenges a competitor can initiate.
A Recent Example
An illustrative example occurred in a recent tournament recently, where Daniil Medvedev initiated the review system against his opponent.
Draper conceded it was a tough situation for the official, but thought his rival had "played the rules quite well."
Official Aurelie Tourte viewed a video and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance, awarding the point to his opponent.
Wider Implementation
This technology aren't new for Grand Slams. The system was adopted at the American major for two years and the Australian Open this year.
Additionally, it is becoming more common on the WTA circuit, and by the coming year the ATP circuit plans to have the system implemented at all of its tournaments.
Additional Innovations
Another change at The Championships this year will be the addition of graphical cues on scoreboards to support the audio calls from the ELC system.
This solves instances where fans have occasionally been unsure if a shot was in or out.
In other news, with precisely 100 days to go until the beginning of the tournament, organizers have further revealed an increase in daily capacity at the qualifiers in Roehampton.
