ONS JABEUR was ordered to leave Centre Court during her warm-up ahead of this afternoon’s Wimbledon final.
The Tunisian star had taken to court in a black T-shirt for her practice session – breaching the All England Club’s all-white clothing policy.
Ons Jabeur took to court in a black T-shirt
The likeable sixth seed was forced to head back into the locker room to change.
Jabeur takes on Marketa Vondrousova this afternoon bidding to win her first Grand Slam title.
She is hardly a newbie at Wimbledon, having reached last year’s final.
All England Club rules state: “Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white* and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround.”
During the build-up to this afternoon’s big match on Centre Court, three-time Wimbledon singles champion Chris Evert told the BBC: “And by the way, Ons was wearing all black on Centre Court and they kicked her off.
“They kicked her off and made her put on white clothes.
“At Wimbledon you have to wear white! Even in the final of Wimbledon. I thought that was interesting.”
Following a relaxing of All England Club rules, this year female competitors are permitted to wear dark undershorts if they wish.
At last year’s Wimbledon Championships, Jabeur became the first African and Arab woman to reach the final of a Grand Slam.
She lost to Elena Rybakina on that occasion, before falling to Iga Swiatek in the subsequent US Open final.
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