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The Grand Slam tournament most steeped in tradition is getting another modern upgrade in 2026.

Wimbledon will use video review technology for the first time at this year's tournament, the All England Club announced on Saturday during a media briefing 100 days from the start of the event.

The grass-court Grand Slam says that the technology to review specific calls made by the chair umpire will be available on Centre Court, No. 1 Court and four other show courts: No. 2 Court, No. 3 Court, Court 12 and Court 18. Players will have unlimited opportunities to review whether a ball bounced touched, whether they touched the net, or other decisions 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).

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Video review made its Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open, and came to the Australian Open in 2025. The ATP tour rolled out the technology at all of its Masters 1000 events last year after using it at the NextGen ATP Finals since 2018 and the year-end ATP Finals for the top eight players since 2020.

Video review is separate from the electronic line-calling used for ruling balls in or out. Last year, Wimbledon replaced line umpires with electronic line-calling, though it courted controversy several times in the event. The tournament later blamed "operator error" when a ball hit well long by Brit Sonay Kartal wasn't called against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and another point needed to be replayed due to system failure during a quarterfinal match between Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov.

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This year, Wimbledon will also add adding a visual indication if a ball is out, or a serve is a fault, on its scoreboards in addition to the audible call.

"This enhancement has been made as a result of feedback following the adoption of live electronic line-calling last year," the All England Club said in Saturday's announcement.