Orange shoes get vetoed but colored knickers seem fine
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June 27, 2013, Thursday
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ROGER Federer received orders from Wimbledon organizers yesterday to change his orange-soled shoes that breach an all-white rule although women players will not be pulled up for wearing colored knickers.
Wimbledon, the world's oldest tennis tournament, has the strictest dress code in tennis, stating for the past 40 years that players must wear "predominantly" white.
The rules stipulate no solid mass of color, no fluorescent colors, little or no dark and bold colors, and preferably all white shirts, shorts and skirts. The tournament's clothing police allow no exceptions, even for top players like Federer, the seven-time champion ranked the world's eighth most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine.
"He has been asked to change his shoes," said a Wimbledon spokesman ahead of the Swiss player's match yesterday against Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky on Centre Court. He said several other players had also been asked to change their shoes to abide by the rules.
The sight of colored knickers emerging as women rivals Maria Sharapova from Russia and American Serena Williams serve failed to make organizers see red and the colored nails sported by a list of women players on court have not been ruled out.
Knickers have caused a stir at Wimbledon in the past, dating back to 1949 when American Gussie Moran was accused of "putting sin and vulgarity into tennis" by wearing lace-trimmed knickers at the All England Club in south London.
Six years ago Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin shocked organizers by wearing a pair of crimson underpants beneath her white outfit which had officials reaching for the rule book but to no avail.
"The rules state that players can wear any color underwear they like provided it is no longer than their shorts or skirt. Anything else must be white," said a Wimbledon spokesman.
In 1985 American Anne White was called to one side after arriving on court in an all-in-one, head-to-toe lycra bodysuit to play against Pam Shriver. She was asked to wear something more conventional and obliged but lost her match.
However, this year second seed Victoria Azarenka and Czech player Eva Birnerova played in white leggings on the first day of the championships although it was unclear if this was a fashion choice or to stay warm in chilly temperatures.
Wimbledon, the world's oldest tennis tournament, has the strictest dress code in tennis, stating for the past 40 years that players must wear "predominantly" white.
The rules stipulate no solid mass of color, no fluorescent colors, little or no dark and bold colors, and preferably all white shirts, shorts and skirts. The tournament's clothing police allow no exceptions, even for top players like Federer, the seven-time champion ranked the world's eighth most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine.
"He has been asked to change his shoes," said a Wimbledon spokesman ahead of the Swiss player's match yesterday against Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky on Centre Court. He said several other players had also been asked to change their shoes to abide by the rules.
The sight of colored knickers emerging as women rivals Maria Sharapova from Russia and American Serena Williams serve failed to make organizers see red and the colored nails sported by a list of women players on court have not been ruled out.
Knickers have caused a stir at Wimbledon in the past, dating back to 1949 when American Gussie Moran was accused of "putting sin and vulgarity into tennis" by wearing lace-trimmed knickers at the All England Club in south London.
Six years ago Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin shocked organizers by wearing a pair of crimson underpants beneath her white outfit which had officials reaching for the rule book but to no avail.
"The rules state that players can wear any color underwear they like provided it is no longer than their shorts or skirt. Anything else must be white," said a Wimbledon spokesman.
In 1985 American Anne White was called to one side after arriving on court in an all-in-one, head-to-toe lycra bodysuit to play against Pam Shriver. She was asked to wear something more conventional and obliged but lost her match.
However, this year second seed Victoria Azarenka and Czech player Eva Birnerova played in white leggings on the first day of the championships although it was unclear if this was a fashion choice or to stay warm in chilly temperatures.
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