Lexus Junior Nationals: line-call tech in Nottingham, 14–23 August
Electronic line calling will operate across every match court when the Lexus Junior National Championships run at the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre from 14 to 23 August 2026. The LTA is staging the national-level junior tennis tournament, with players, officials, coaches and parents among those expected to experience the new system. The source announcement does not state a price or booking arrangement.
The PlayReplay technology will provide real-time electronic line calling throughout the championships. Its deployment follows a pilot at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London and represents the inaugural introduction of electronic line calling to junior tennis in Britain, according to PlayReplay.
Ten days of junior competition in Nottingham
The championships will occupy a ten-day window at the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre. No daily match schedule or starting times were included in the announcement, but the LTA confirmed that the electronic system will cover all match courts rather than a limited selection of featured contests.
That scale means the trial will form part of the wider competition environment. The LTA says it wants the system to improve the experience delivered to players, officials, coaches and parents across the tennis pathway.
Oliver Scadgell, the LTA’s Managing Director of Tennis Development, described the deployment as an innovative step intended to support high-quality competition experiences. The announcement also connects the championships with the Lexus National Tour, where the organisation is working with PlayReplay on line-calling technology.
Every match court gets real-time line calls
Electronic line calling is designed to determine whether a ball lands in or out as play happens. PlayReplay also supplies coaching tools and analytics, giving players access to data-led functions that the company says were previously associated with the highest professional level.
The system recently received World Tennis certification. According to the LTA, PlayReplay is the only World Tennis Silver-certified system covering indoor, outdoor and real-time electronic line calling.
For young competitors in Nottingham, the immediate change is the presence of the same line-calling system across the tournament’s match courts. Officials and coaches will also see the technology operating in a national junior competition rather than solely in a testing environment.
The Nottingham trial has a longer-term footprint
The championships follow PlayReplay’s successful pilot at the National Tennis Centre in London. Fixed systems are also due to be installed on every indoor court at both that facility and the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre.
PlayReplay already works with tennis organisations including the USTA, Tennis Canada, Germany’s DTB and the Swedish Tennis Federation. Earlier in 2026, the company and the USTA agreed to provide electronic line calling across all hard-court World TeamTennis events in the United States for five years.
PlayReplay chief executive Hans Lundstam said the company expects its work with the LTA and the governing body’s experience in tennis to inform further product development.
Details to check before attending
The confirmed event information is limited to the 14–23 August dates and the Lexus Nottingham Tennis Centre venue. The LTA announcement does not provide daily start or finish times, a street address, ticket prices, public booking or player-entry instructions, transport guidance, or accessibility information. Public spectator access is also not specified in the supplied details.
Source: LTA Tennis News
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