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They absolutely did. People (and the tournament officials) lost their minds that one year when Tatiana Golovin wore a very cute kit but she dared to wear red shorts underneath and it caused an uproar. Serena had purple shorts one year that she won. Maria wore orange shorts one year. They were always cute peaks of color.

Great that they changed the rule, but pitiful that the women needed to fight for this.
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Wimbledon idiocy with the white color is too extreme. All the examples you mention, plus the year that they made Roger changes shoes because THE SOLE was orange.
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ponchi101 wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:18 pm Wimbledon idiocy with the white color is too extreme. All the examples you mention, plus the year that they made Roger changes shoes because THE SOLE was orange.
Goodness, that was ridiculous. Heaven forbid if you saw a flash of orange for a few seconds when he was serving or going for a shot mid-air.
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Plus then you see photos of all the previous champions with a bit of color here and there, and, well, the tournament did well in the 80's. Right?
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They fixed the issue with the Ladies Wall of Champions as well.

http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2022/06/ ... catch.html
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Which means he doesn't need the wild card and Chris Eubanks gets it
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This is quite ironic, as it is he - Nadal - who changed the game more than any other player in recent memory with his incredibly high topspin.

Tennis is played the way it is played today mostly because of the style he brought to the game. Of course, he didn't set out to change the way the game is played - but other players had no choice but to adapt if they wanted to have a chance against him. And then, with the added elements of bigger, lighter, stiffer racquets and polyester based strings, it all snowballed out of control.
As much as I admire his drive and determination and competitive spirit, I will always resent him for changing the game so much.
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And, BTW.
Sure, Nadal and Ruud are not going 100%. It is an exo.
But they are not playing hit and giggle tennis either. The strategy is serious and they have cracked a few great shots. Money well spent for those that went (I am watching on TV).
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Yes, Leylah has gone completely commercial with things, basically doing whatever sponsors tell her to do in order to pocket some money. I find this quite unfortunate, and I can't respect it. I had hoped that this shy kid from Canada would resist selling out like this.
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