'You can't do that' - Jessica Bouzas Maneiro warned by Wimbledon umpire after falling foul of 'strict' clothing rules
Published 30/06/2026 at 16:59 GMT+1
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Jessica Bouzas Maneiro was issued with a warning by a Wimbledon umpire following her first-round win over Austria's Anastasia Potapova after not abiding by the tournament's "strict" all-white clothing regulations.
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Bouzas Maneiro, 23, saw off her 27th-seeded opponent comfortably, 6-2 6-3, with a second-round encounter against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska awaiting on Wednesday.
The Spaniard might have hoped to bask in the glory of her win out on Court 17, but instead was beckoned over by the umpire.
Asked afterwards as to what had happened, she revealed what had been said.
"A problem here is that they are very strict with many things," she told Movistar Plus Deportes.
"I think it was a bit of black here, and you can't do that, so I will have to sort it out.
"But yes, they are very strict with things like this, so now I'll see how I can fix it."
Wimbledon stipulates that players must wear clothes that are "almost entirely white", and the dress code - for many players and fans alike - adds to the allure of the tournament.
"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," the Wimbledon rule book states.
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There are caveats, however, with the chief exception to the all-white rule being for women, who are "allowed to wear solid, mid/dark-coloured undershorts provided they are no longer than their shorts or skirt".
On the same day, Naomi Osaka took an adventurous angle to the all-white tradition, walking onto court in a Japanese kimono-inspired outfit that she declared was inspired by Lucy Liu's character in the film 'Kill Bill'.
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Naomi Osaka warms up in a kimono-inspired outfit
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Speaking about her outfit on court afterwards, she said: "I always tell people I like to be like a video game character sometimes.
"I don't want to be myself when I'm playing on the court, and I kind of tried to embody her [Liu] a little."
Novak Djokovic was another to get in on the act too, emerging onto Centre Court for his opener in an eye-catching white blazer.
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