Wimbledon are finally poised to abolish one of their most controversial dress code rules.
Wimbledon chiefs are set to abolish the controversial rule in its dress code that prohibits female players from wearing non-white coloured underwear, according to reports. The rules will be relaxed to allow female players to wear undergarments that are of a different colour to their tennis outfits, ending a long-running campaign from current and former tennis players to force organisers into a U-turn.
Wimbledon, which has been running as an official tournament since 1879, is shrouded in tradition and those strict rules have to be abided by competitors, coaches and spectators. But the issue of the dress code has proved controversial in recent years, with some players publicly criticising the necessity of wearing white underwear.
The current insists all players on both the men’s and women’s side of the draws play in the iconic all-white kit, including undergarments and bras: “Any undergarments that either are or can be visible during play (including due to perspiration) must also be completely white except for a single trim of colour no wider than one centimetre (10mm).”
However, those rules now look set to be relaxed in time for the 2023 tournament, as reported by the Daily Mail, in a move which will surely be welcomed by groups advocating for change.
