Billie Jean King wants to see Wimbledon abolish all-white rule

| by Zlatko Vodenicharov

Wimbledon recently announced that they won't require white underwear for WTA players finally allowing players to wear coloured underwear.

Many people have called for it, yet it has only now been passed. It's comforting to see that the event takes care of its participants, especially in light of some very legitimate worries. Billie Jean King has long been vocal about this; most recently, she provided commentary on the choice for CNN.

"My generation, we always worried because we wore all white all the time. And it’s what you wear underneath that’s important for your menstrual period" explained King. She continued:

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"And we’re always checking whether we’re showing. You get tense about it because the first thing we are is entertainers and you want whatever you wear to look immaculate, look great. We’re entertainers. We’re bringing it to the people."

She also added her desire to see the all-white uniform at Wimbledon go completely, something that's unlikely to ever change:

"Nothing is worse in sports than when you turn on the television and two players are wearing the same uniform or same outfits. It’s horrible. No one knows who’s who. This is one of my pet peeves, I’ve been yelling for years. Have you ever seen any sport where the people wear the same outfit on each side?”

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