Official Wimbledon headband ruled too colorful for tournament's own dress code
Not even official Wimbledon gear is safe from Wimbledon's ultra-conservative dress code.
Up-and-coming Australian Nick Kyrgios sported one of the tournament's own headbands -- with thick stripes in Wimbledon's green-and-purple colors across the middle -- in this third-round match against Canadian Milos Raonic on Friday. However, he had to turn it inside out after it was apparently deemed too colorful for the tournament's all-white dress code.
Here's a look at Kyrgios with the headband in the offending position:
Here it is after Kyrgios was asked to rectify the atrocity:
That's more like it.
To be fair, Kyrgios did run afoul of Section 7 of the official dress code listed on Wimbledon's website:
7) Caps, headbands, bandanas, wristbands and socks must be totally white except for a single trim of colour no wider than one centimetre (10mm).
The change didn't slow down Kyrgios. He rallied after dropping the first set to beat Raonic and reach the fourth round.
Wimbledon sells both headbands and armbands in its official stores at the All England Club.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
