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A dated all-white clothing rule for players at Wimbledon has been amended, according to a report from the Associated Press. <\/a><\/p> Women players will now be allowed to wear colored undershorts that are mid/dark-colored as long as the undershorts are not longer than their shorts or skirt. All other clothing and accessory rules remain unchanged. Competitors must “be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white.”<\/p> The rule was updated to allow women players to be more comfortable during their periods.<\/p> Wimbledon has long held a strict requirement for all-white attire. 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Women players will now be allowed to wear colored undershorts that are mid/dark-colored as long as the undershorts are not longer than their shorts or skirt. All other clothing and accessory rules remain unchanged. Competitors must “be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white.”<\/p> Clear Glass Water Bottle

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The rule was updated to allow women players to be more comfortable during their periods.<\/p>

Wimbledon has long held a strict requirement for all-white attire. However, the All England Club updated the rules after meeting with “the WTA, clothing manufacturers and medical teams on how to best support women and girls competing at the championships.”<\/p>

“We are committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best,” Sally Bolton, the chief executive of the All England Club, said. “It is our hope that this rule adjustment will help players focus purely on their performance by relieving a potential source of anxiety.”<\/p>

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Airing on Tennis Channel and Big Ten Network among other places.<\/p> • Here’s the Paper Brigade piece<\/a> from last Sunday’s 60 Minutes.<\/p> • On a lighter note….why did the NBA flame out in Vancouver<\/a>?<\/p> Tennis talk? Ah, yes…Onward<\/p>Mailbag<\/h3> Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

Some housekeeping/good soldiering….<\/p>

• Tennis Channel has you covered for World Tour Finals coverage and features  the doubles team of Courier and Roddick.<\/p>

• The Federer/Nadal Rivals<\/a> doc series is out. Airing on Tennis Channel and Big Ten Network among other places.<\/p> • Here’s the Paper Brigade piece<\/a> from last Sunday’s 60 Minutes.<\/p> • On a lighter note….why did the NBA flame out in Vancouver<\/a>?<\/p> Tennis talk? Ah, yes…Onward<\/p>Mailbag<\/h3> Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

• Here’s the Paper Brigade piece<\/a> from last Sunday’s 60 Minutes.<\/p> • On a lighter note….why did the NBA flame out in Vancouver<\/a>?<\/p> Tennis talk? Ah, yes…Onward<\/p>Mailbag<\/h3> Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

• On a lighter note….why did the NBA flame out in Vancouver<\/a>?<\/p> Tennis talk? Ah, yes…Onward<\/p>Mailbag<\/h3> Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

Tennis talk? Ah, yes…Onward<\/p>Mailbag<\/h3> Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

Jon,<\/em><\/strong><\/p> I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

I cannot handle these retirements. First Serena, then Roger and now….how much longer can Rafa keep going like this? Surely the end is near?<\/em><\/p> Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

Dennis, Atlanta<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p> Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p> This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p> Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential

Actually it’s “surely the end is near, no?”<\/p>

Context: Nadal is 36 now. He hasn’t won a tournament since the French Open. He’s been a shell of himself since Wimbledon. And this reader’s question was raised as Nadal was losing for the second time in two matches at the ATP World Tour Finals.<\/p>

This falls in that nebulous area between reporting and conjecture. “Informed speculation?” “Quasi-informed speculation?” Anyway, a year ago, Nadal was thinking seriously about his tennis mortality. His body has been a concern in the best of times. And these were not the best of times. After a loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, he played one other event: Washington D.C. And was clearly hobbled. He didn’t play again the rest of the year. When he left for Australia, he didn’t know if he could play. He was 35. He had won 20 majors, a nice round number that tied him with Federer and Djokovic.<\/p>

Fine, let’s talk about Novak Djokovic’s water bottle - Sports Illustrated

Stainless Steel Water Bottle Also, he was feeling time in other ways. When I visited Nadal in Mallorca right before Covid, I was struck by the fact that, more than once— and without prompting—he mentioned wanting to start a family. He was building a house for a family. He joked about the stacked roster of familial babysitters nearby. In the months that followed, you can imagine how Covid magnified his existential