The reason tennis players must wear all white at Wimbledon is finally beginning to dawn on the public.

Although it might seem insignificant from the sidelines, there’s a reason why all tennis players wear white during Wimbledon.

Tennis players are required to wear a specific outfit when competing at Wimbledon, and there’s solid reason for this.

Athletes must strictly adhere to the color white while competing, while celebrities, nobility, and other prominent names in entertainment go to the UK for this renowned sporting event dressed in their finest dull attire.

The 1880s saw the introduction of the SW19 rule requiring competitors to wear exclusively white, and the rationale behind it is both presentability and hygiene.

According to the dress code, white was chosen as the color to wear to minimize the appearance of sweat stains because they are so unpleasant to the sight.

According to Britannica, the phrase “tennis whites” originated because perspiration began to appear on brighter colors and even some neutrals, like grey.

This ended up becoming the typical outfit for athletes. In the past, well-known players have been told to change after being exposed for breaking it.

This includes the renowned Roger Federer, who was reprimanded in 2013 for wearing orange-soled shoes during a match and had to change them for his subsequent match. Nevertheless, there has been a recent regulation change for women to ease some of the anxiety associated with their menstrual cycle.

According to Forbes, female tennis players competing at Wimbledon are now permitted to wear dark underwear to allay fears that they will start their period at an uncomfortable time.

The only restriction on this rule is that the underwear cannot be too long to show beneath their white skirts.

At the time, British tennis player Heather Watson told Sky that she was happy about the regulation change and that she didn’t want the female reproductive system to be treated like a “taboo subject”.

Watson stated: “I was thrilled to hear about the under-shorts at Wimbledon because it really makes a difference.

“I talk candidly about getting my period and having one. It’s not a taboo subject, in my opinion. I really hope more people, especially those who support women in sports, talk about it.

“I was thrilled to hear this because I had taken the pill the previous year to halt my bleeding because I knew we had to wear white underwear and I didn’t want to look foolish.

“I’m glad I won’t have to do the same thing as last year because I knew this year that my period would fall during Wimbledon again. It’s extremely amazing and a real positive, in my opinion. incredibly progressive.”

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