According to the British player, the players talk a lot about periods during Wimbledon.
Wimbledon’s dress code is notoriously strict. PDO
The final of the Wimbledon women’s tennis tournament was played on Saturday.
Players have traditionally been required to wear all white clothing at Wimbledon, and there has been no exception to the rule.
Especially for women, the rule causes a constant headache. Menstruation and Wimbledon’s dress code became a hot topic during this year’s tournament.
At the end of May, a former tennis professional from Puerto Rico Monica Puig wrote on Twitter about how menstruation affects the performance of athletes.
– It definitely affects female athletes. Finally, it’s getting attention. Not to mention the mental stress of having to wear all white and pray you don’t get your period during the two weeks of Wimbledon, Puig wrote.
Wimbledon is located in London. The debate continued when the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC wrote about it at the end of June.
– Because of the dress code, the players definitely talk about it during Wimbledon, the British player Heather Watson said about periods and white clothes.
Watson advanced to the fourth round of the tournament this year.
– I think people talk about it a lot. Maybe not to the media, but with each other.
According to the BBC, Wimbledon was originally played in white, because then the players’ sweat spots were not as visible as in colored clothes.
Watson says she likes the Wimbledon dress code and wouldn’t change it.
– My only concern is whether my period will come. But I just plan my period around the tournament.
The issue was also discussed this week by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK’s on the website. Eurosport’s expert in NRK’s story Christer Francke reflected that changing the rules at Wimbledon is difficult, but suggested exceptions.
– Women may have to be allowed to play in dark skirts, Francke said.