Wimbledon It is one of the four major tournaments of tennis. Tennis is one of the oldest and most prestigious Grand Slams in the calendar year. It is known that the prestigious tournament, which started in 1877, carries all the traditions even in the modern age.
This tournament is played on a Grass court and is also known as the ‘Champions’. Every male and female tennis player participating in the tournament must wear all white clothes on the court.
However, this tradition has been criticized in recent years. Many female tennis players complained that they couldn’t wear white on the court during their menstrual period, as it could lead to multiple embarrassing moments for them during a match. Tradition clarifies that all clothing, including panties and underwear, must also be white. However, this can be a problem. Female players may not be able to concentrate on their game, affecting their performance on the field.
The All-England Tennis Club, which organizes Wimbledon each year, has considered the complaints. News reports confirmed that Wimbledon allowed all female tennis players to wear light-colored panties during the competition in 2023.
With this decision, the competition organizers tried to calm the uneasiness of the female players. They are trying to keep the tradition of playing on the grass in white. Therefore, this concession was deemed necessary.
However, it will be interesting to see how players, especially female players, will notice this tampering with the rules. Authorities have held back the strength of the growing pressure to change the dress code for now, but there will soon be demands for the white traditional dress code to be repealed.
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Harsh explanations come from social media users about the Wimbledon White dress code change
Wimbledon is considered the most important tennis tournament in the world. Most players dream of playing and winning a tennis tournament. This is a tennis tournament that gathers the maximum viewers in the world. The winner of this Grand Slam is celebrated as a great player.
Many talented players graced the halo courts with their incredible skills. Roger Federer He won the championship the maximum number of times in singles, i.e. 8 times in the Open Age. Novak Djokovic is the defending champion, who has won the tournament seven times.
Among women, Martina Navratilova has won the Championship the most times in women’s singles, i.e. 9 times in the Open Era. The defending champion is Elena Rybakina.
The female tennis players should be feeling better after the rule change. However, social media doesn’t take the rule change lightly and crushed the organizers for having such a weird rule in the first place.
While we share a wide range of reactions online, here are a few reactions to the post above.
Alongside the action on the pitch, the dress code will be the highlight of Wimbledon next year, as always. It remains to be seen whether this one-minute relaxation of the dress code will benefit female tennis players, or whether there is a demand for more.
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