Players will have more chances to challenge line-calls using video replays at January's Australian Open, a move organizers hope will help tennis create a more consistent policy regarding Hawk-Eye technology.
The 2008 Australian Open will adopt a "three-plus-one challenge system" for Hawk-Eye.
That means players get three incorrect challenges during a set and a fourth challenge if it goes into a tiebreaker.
This year's tournament had a two-plus-one system.
Australian Open organizers will extend the use of Hawk-Eye to Vodafone Arena for next year's tournament, in addition to the main Rod Laver Arena.
Video replays are a quick way of resolving a dispute over a line call and takes pressure off a chair umpire, as well as adding more drama to the match.
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