Tennis-Wimbledon relaxes dress code to allow women to wear dark undershorts

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2022 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in action during the women's singles final against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

(Reuters) - Wimbledon will relax its strict rules on white clothing at the championships and allow women players to wear dark undershorts and relieve a potential source of anxiety when they have their periods, the All England Club said on Thursday.

Organisers of the grasscourt Grand Slam said the decision was taken following talks with women's tennis organising body WTA, clothing manufacturers and medical teams on how best to support women and girls competing in tournaments.