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Wimbledon Introduces Video Review Challenges

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Wimbledon introduces video review challenges for players, marking a significant shift in the tournament. Top seeds can now question specific umpire calls on Centre Court, Court One, and the four main show courts during singles matches. This follows last years switch to electronic line calling. Players can review things like double bounces, balls brushing an opponents racket or body, or even hindrance at the end of a point. The tech is catching on fast, with the US Open starting it in 2023, Australia in 2025, and soon every ATP and WTA event. Wimbledon is also adding scoreboard visuals to flash when balls are out. With one hundred days until the Championships, theyre boosting qualifying crowds at Roehampton from three thousand five hundred to four thousand daily, ramping up the excitement all around.

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