Wimbledon will permit feminine gamers to put on dark-coloured undershorts from subsequent yr’s event to ease anxiousness over enjoying throughout their interval, the All England Club introduced on Thursday. There has been a clamour for Wimbledon to make an exception to their conventional guidelines requiring gamers to put on all white clothes.

Wimbledon chief govt Sally Bolton stated: “We are committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best.

“I’m happy to verify that, following session with gamers and representatives of a number of stakeholder teams, the committee of administration has taken the choice to replace the white clothes rule at Wimbledon. “This means that, from next year, women and girls competing at The Championships will have the option of wearing coloured undershorts if they choose. It is our hope that this rule adjustment will help players focus purely on their performance by relieving a potential source of anxiety.”

The determination follows the instance of a sequence of girls’s soccer groups, together with Manchester City, to desert enjoying in white shorts.