Wimbledon women being forced to play BRA-LESS due to dress code clampdown

Pat Cash has claimed players had had to change their underwear when it was noticed it was not entirely white

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Row: Women players are having to play bra-less

Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash has claimed women players are being forced to play BRA-LESS due to a clampdown on the all-white dress code.

He slammed the tightened up clothing rules as "ridiculous" and said players had had to change their underwear when it was noticed it was not entirely white.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live some of the women have been sent back to "change their bras and tops because they had slight colour on them".

Cash added that he believed some of them did not have suitable sports bras and had to go without them.

He also claimed one of the players was called into the referees' office because he had blue underwear "that showed through when he got sweaty" so he was told not to wear dark underwear.

"It has absolutely gone ridiculous," he said.

 

A spokeswoman at Wimbledon said all the players were written to before the Championships about the white clothing rule.

She did not confirm any breaches of the dress code.

 

In the letter, players were told caps, headbands, bandanas, wristbands and socks must be totally white except for a single trim of colour no wider than one centimetre.

Shoes must be almost entirely white, including the soles, players were informed.

They were also told: "Any undergarments that either are or can be visible during play (including due to perspiration) must also be completely white except for a single trim of colour no wider than one centimetre (10mm). In addition, common standards of decency are required at all times.