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WTA players choose to skip period due to mental stress of wearing all-white at Wimbledon

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Aus, Australian world No.98 Daria Saville revealed that she has opted to skip her period because of the pure white dress code at Wimbledon. Heather Watson and Monica Puig have also brought attention to this problem that secretly stresses out WTA players.

Daria Saville (right) playing doubles with Ajla Tomljanovic (left) at Wimbledon 2022

Most women experience various kinds of discomfort with their menstrual cycles. Female athletes are especially impacted by menstruation symptoms. Women’s tennis players feel this inconvenience the most during the two-week Wimbledon tournament, where they are obliged to wear white apparel.