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Wimbledon fans are only just realising why tennis star wear white
07.07.2022 - 12:05 / ok.co.uk
You'll have probably noticed that players always wear white at Wimbledon, and here's the reason why. As the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport, Wimbledon prides itself on tradition, and ever since the inaugural tournament in 1877 competitors have all worn white - and only white.
And if there was so much as a grass stain or of a hint of any other colour than white on your tennis outfit, then you had better prepare to face the wrath of the All England Club! For 11 months of the year, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and co tour the world wearing hideous fluorescent monstrosities that would probably fit seamlessly into Ali G's wardrobe - but at the All England Club, that mercifully all stops. The dress code harkens back to standards set in the Victorian era, when players wore white for propriety’s sake as it was believed that white showed less sweat.
Plus, as a wealthy man's game, those who played tennis were keen to show off their pristine garments in a bid to look as upper class as possible. "It was all about incredible proper," according to International Tennis Hall of Fame librarian Meredith Richards.
For decades, the all-white rule had almost no objectors, but as multi-coloured outfits started getting popular in the 70s, players started pushing the All England Club's boundaries. In 1972, Rose Casals was reprimanded for wearing a dress that featured too much purple - not least because it was peppered with the logo of the Virginia Slims cigarette brand, while Martina Navratilova was given an earful for having thin blue stripes on her white skirt.The rules were simply too much for American icon Andre Agassi, who famously refused to participate at Wimbledon for three years due to his fondness for
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