French Open bans Serena Williams black catsuit to impose rules on clothing starting inIn her Instagram caption, Williams stressed the importance of selfchecking
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It will no longer be accepted. One must respect the game and the place, he said.
Federer took the clay court season off in after winning the Australian Open
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He notes that Williams redirected attention to Open champ Naomi Osaka after
French Open bans Serena Williams black catsuit, to impose rules on clothing starting in
French Open bans Serena Williams black catsuit, to impose rules on clothing starting in
The French Tennis Federation president, Bernard Giudicelli, explained the move, per quotes from The Associated Press, by stating I think that sometimes weve gone too r.
Although quite a few outfits for the Open have already been designed, Giudicelli added that the French Tennis Federation will ask to look at them ahead of time.
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In an interview with Tennis Magazine, Giudicelli singled out threetime French Open winner Williams talking about the new stipulations.
Williams is known for her bold shion choices on the court.Shes collaborating with Virgil Abloh for this years US Open. The No. seed will open the tournament against Magda Linette on Monday.
Umpires no longer feel like the USTA and WTA have their backs
Serena Williams turned a lot of heads at the French Open bywearing a black catsuit in her first majorsincereturning to the field after having a child. Williams said that wearing the outfit was for moms who had had tough pregnancies,saying after her first win that it represented the need to look fierce.The French Open, however,wont let Williams continue to send that message, as the tournament has announced that limitations will be imposed on what players can wear.
Dress codes in tennis arent a new idea. Players having to wear white at Wimbledon is a timehonored tradition. While the new rules wont be as strict as those at Wimbledon, they will impose certain limits, according to Giudicelli.
Williams did reportedly have a practical cause for the catsuit. According to her, it helped her with blood clots, something that shes dealt with before.
The rules wont be as stringent as Wimbledon, but the French Open wants to limit what players can wear
