Wearing all-white underwear at Wimbledon was hugely anxiety-provoking for women on their period. Players developed signals for their support team to alert them if they were showing on court. nancyfroston & CDEccleshare on a much-needed rule change.
“I’m not sure if people can understand how nerve-racking it is when you’re having your days ,” says Poland’s grand-slam semi-finalist and world No 23 Magda Linette. “I don’t think many people can understand how stressful that can be.
a welcome change in terms of rules” with the decision having been approved unanimously by the board after dialogue with players.has spoken to multiple players who revealed how anxiety-provoking it can be having to wear all-white underwear when on their period. Some said they even went as far as coming up with signals with their support teams in the crowd to indicate if they were “showing” — ie, if any patches of menstrual blood were on display through their clothes.
British player Alicia Barnett discussed the stresses of wearing all white in July last year saying, “being on your period on the tour is hard enough, but to wear whites as well isn’t easy.” Discussions between players and tournament organisers were a key factor in the change.“We have always been committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best,” said Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Club.
“I had a situation one year when I got my period at Wimbledon and I had to go change every set break. It’s not ideal,” says world No 27 Bernarda Pera, from the United States. “It’s a little stressful because you keep thinking it’s going to show. So it is a very important thing.”Pera is one of those to have developed a code with her support team in the crowd to identify any leaks onto her all-white kit, which should be less of a concern under the new rule.
“But there’s always a paranoia of can you see the string, or can you see anything? And I do remember we’d all kind of help each other out by asking one of your mates who might be around.”Kit manufacturers and clubs across a range of sports where female players wear white shorts have made changes to make them feel less worried when they are competing on their periods. In the National Women’s Soccer League, the top division in the U.S.
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