What's new at Wimbledon this year? Age-old tradition scrapped as final times change

Wimbledon 2025 is finally upon us and all eyes will be on Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and co as the sport's top stars battle it out for glory at SW19. An eagerly-anticipated fortnight is ahead of us, and the draw threw up plenty of exciting match-ups.

For Jack Draper, he faces a daunting task to go far as Djokovic awaits in the quarter-final, but before that he has some tough tests potentially against the likes of Marin Cilic and Alexander Bublik. And it's not much easier for Emma Raducanu, who takes on teenage British wildcard Mimi Xu in the first round before it gets a whole lot tougher as the stages go on.

But while there are several interesting matches to excite us, there has been plenty of change away from the action that fans will notice this year. Express Sport takes a look at what is new ahead of the 2025 edition.

There will be no line judges at SW19 with Electronic Line Calling - which is now used at ATP and WTA tour events and the US and Australian Opens - deployed for the first time.

The technology has been installed across all Championships and Qualifying match courts, with more than 450 cameras used across the two venues. Only the French Open now relies on the human eye for line calls.

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The women’s and men’s singles finals will start two hours later at 4pm - with the doubles finals starting at 1pm - to boost TV viewing in the USA and ensure the climax of The Championships is the crowning of the men’s singles champion

The Wimbledon singles champions will bank a record £3m this year - an increase of 11.1% on the £2.7m won by Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova last year - as the total purse rises to £53.5m.

And even first round losers will get £66,000 a part of a total prize fund of £53.5m - a rise of 7%

The home BBC monopoly is over. TNT Sports, who showed the French Open, will have daily highlights and broadcast both singles finals live

There will be no Andy Murray. The Scottish knight played his final match here last year in the men’s doubles with brother Jamie.

Former Russian No1 Daria Kasatkina, who publicly condemned the invasion of Ukraine, switched nationalities in March and is now the Australian No.1

Arm supports and compression socks will be allowed this year even if they are not white

This year’s Official Poster, titled ‘Tennis in an English Garden’, was created by British graphic designer Sarah Madden

There is a new public restaurant - The Cavendish - at No.1 Court while the Walled Garden Larder will trial frictionless technology where there will be no need to use a till when buying food and drink.