Wimbledon in discussions about changing its all-white uniform policy after Billie Jean King reveals it is her 'pet peeve' | CNN
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CNN — Clothes aren’t just items to keep you warm or cool – they also indicate status, showcase defiance, and even alleviate anxieties. For tennis legend Billie Jean King , clothes allow female tennis players to express their individuality through colors and prints – a right she and the embryonic Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) fought for in the 1970s when white was ubiquitous as the sport’s color. Wimbledon still employs this rigid all-white dress code – first implemented to camouflage sweat stains. These days it also helps the SW19 grand slam retain a sense of uniqueness in relation to the Australian Open, the French Open and the US Open, but arguably it also curtails players’ individuality. More pressingly, for players menstruating it creates anxieties as to whether blood is visible on white clothes. “My generation, we always worried because we wore all...