London: Top female tennis stars said yesterday it would be &ldquo;creepy&rdquo; if Wimbledon officials went round inspecting their knickers to check if they were flouting the competition&rsquo;s strict all-white clothing rule.
<img title="Caroline Wozniacki" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/aug/Wozniacki2806.jpg" alt="Caroline Wozniacki" /> Caroline Wozniacki returns to Croatia's Ama Konjuh at Wimbledon yesterday. Pic/AFP.
Players said they understood the All England Club&rsquo;s rules and traditions but would find it &ldquo;weird&rdquo; if they suddenly had to start running their underwear past an official.
They were reacting after former men&rsquo;s champion Pat Cash claimed some women had been forced to change their bras because they did not conform to the strict dress code.
<img title="Simona Halep" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/aug/S-Halep2806.jpg" alt="Simona Halep" /> Simona Halep
Caroline Wozniacki said it would be disturbing to have anyone doing an inspection.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think anyone is showing off their underwear like that and getting it checked. That would be pretty creepy,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Usually I don&rsquo;t wear coloured underwear whenever you have white,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;You can see through. Obviously, if the colour of the bra is really bright, the top is see-through, you can see it through.&rdquo;
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova voiced her opposition to the notion of knicker checks. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s weird to be checking our underwear, don&rsquo;t you think? I think it&rsquo;s very weird to check under my skirt if I&rsquo;m wearing white underwear,&rdquo; she said.
Full whites &ldquo;If we are playing in white, we should wear white underwear. But it&rsquo;s kind of weird officials coming and checking. I think it&rsquo;s strange. But we should follow the rules.&rdquo; Wozniacki also said there was little excuse for flouting the regulations.&nbsp;&ldquo;Everyone was told before Wimbledon you have to wear white. I don&rsquo;t think there should be any surprises. White is white. It should be pretty simple,&rdquo; the Dane said.
Romania&rsquo;s Simona Halep said the dress code was part of what makes the tournament unique.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s special to play here. They have the special rules because you have to be in white. It&rsquo;s not really difficult to get white clothes,&rdquo; the third seed said.&nbsp;&ldquo;I like this tradition. It&rsquo;s really nice to see everybody in white.&rdquo;
Earlier, 1987 Wimbledon champion Cash said the All England Club had &ldquo;absolutely gone ridiculous&rdquo; in imposing their dress code. The Australian claimed some women had been sent back to &ldquo;change their bras and tops because they had slight colour on them,&rdquo; he told BBC radio. The 49-year-old said he believed some women had not had suitable sports bras with them, and had to go without.
A Wimbledon spokeswoman confirmed all competitors had been given written notice of the Championships&rsquo; clothing rules, but did not confirm any breaches of the code.
Items of clothing &mdash; including shoes and their soles &mdash; must be totally white except for a single trim of colour no wider than one centimetre.

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