Jurij Rodionov, the 18-year-old Austrian tennis player was getting ready for his match against the Australian Blake Ennis today.
When the both players came for the toss, the third umpire made a strange request to Jurij. Jurij was forced to show his underwear.
When the third umpire found that the underwear was in blue/purple, he called the supervisor to check on it.
This is not the first time Wimbledon has forced someone to change their outfits. Wimbledon follows a strict dress code and doesn't allow the players to show off any other color other than white.
A centimeter of different color clothing isn't allowed here.
Who can forget the famous "one match wonder" shoe of the maestro Roger Federer?
The master was forced to change his shoes which had orange at the base of the shoes.
Venus Williams was also a victim of this, where she was forced to change the inner wear which apparently was pink.
Boys doubles players- Piros and Yibing were forced to leave the court to change their clothing under their shorts which were black.
Though many players have expressed their discomfort about this, They have no other go than to follow the rules and the strict dress code implied by the All England Club.
When the both players came for the toss, the third umpire made a strange request to Jurij. Jurij was forced to show his underwear.
I've never been more popular among British reporters here than when I started talking about underwear...here's the first check... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/rrppYa2eoE— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 13, 2017
When the third umpire found that the underwear was in blue/purple, he called the supervisor to check on it.
The supervisor explained the rules to the young lad, he was arranged for different underwear and was forced to leave the court to change.
...and here was the supervisor who came out to look at his underwear yet again. He (Jurij Rodionov) then left court to change. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/rU1q7tpqDo— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 13, 2017
This is not the first time Wimbledon has forced someone to change their outfits. Wimbledon follows a strict dress code and doesn't allow the players to show off any other color other than white.
A centimeter of different color clothing isn't allowed here.
Who can forget the famous "one match wonder" shoe of the maestro Roger Federer?
The master was forced to change his shoes which had orange at the base of the shoes.
Venus Williams was also a victim of this, where she was forced to change the inner wear which apparently was pink.
Boys doubles players- Piros and Yibing were forced to leave the court to change their clothing under their shorts which were black.
Though many players have expressed their discomfort about this, They have no other go than to follow the rules and the strict dress code implied by the All England Club.
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