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Wimbledon has always done things its own way. The whites, the grass, the line judges, the traditions that other tournaments abandoned long ago

But the All England Club confirmed on Saturday that the 2026 Championships which begin on June 29 will look different from any previous edition in at least one significant way.

A technology that the US Open introduced in 2023, and the Australian Open has since adopted is finally coming to SW19 and what it means for players and for how the game is officiated at the oldest Grand Slam in tennis is worth understanding properly before the tournament begins.

What video review is and how it will work at Wimbledon

Video Review is separate from the Electronic Line Calling system that Wimbledon introduced last year to replace human line judges.

While Electronic Line Calling deals with whether a ball lands in or out Video Review handles a different category of decisions entirely.

Players will be able to request a review of specific judgement calls made by the chair umpire including not-up calls where there is a question about whether a ball bounced twice, foul shot calls and touch calls.

A review can be requested either on a point-ending call when a player immediately stops play or immediately after the completion of a point in cases involving hindrance.

Crucially players will not be limited in the number of reviews they can request. Unlike line-call challenges which were traditionally capped at three per set the Video Review system can be used as many times as a player needs throughout a match.

The All England Club said in their statement that players will be allowed to review specific judgement calls made by the chair umpire and that there will be no limit on the number of requests.

"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). Players will not be limited in the number of reviews they can request." the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) said in a statement.

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Which courts will have the technology and what else is changing

Video Review will be available on six courts at the 2026 Championships. Centre Court and No 1 Court will have the technology available throughout the entire fortnight. No 2 Court, No 3 Court, Court 12 and Court 18 will have it available for singles matches.

The technology will not be in place on all courts across the grounds but the six show courts cover the vast majority of the matches that carry the most significance during the tournament.

Alongside the Video Review announcement the All England Club also confirmed improvements to the Electronic Line Calling system that was introduced last year. Scoreboards for all matches on all courts including qualifying will now feature visual indicators showing out and fault calls in real time.

The club said this enhancement was made as a direct result of feedback following the adoption of live Electronic Line Calling in 2025, which was not without its difficulties in the first year of operation.

The schedule for finals weekend and what stays the same

The revised finals weekend schedule that was introduced for the Wimbledon 2025 Championships will remain in place for 2026.

On Saturday, July 11, the Wimbledon men's doubles final takes place at 1pm local time followed by the Wimbledon women's singles final at 4pm. On Sunday July 12 the women's doubles final begins at 1pm before the men's singles final at 4pm. The Championships run from June 29 to July 12 for the 139th edition of the tournament.

The technology changes are significant but Wimbledon remains Wimbledon. The whites the grass the strawberries and the theatre are not going anywhere regardless of what appears on the scoreboard.