Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Thursday, July 03, 2025 21:49 / Updated Thursday, July 3, 2025 22:08
Historical decision at Wimbledon after his death Diogo Jota (28 years old). The organizers of the oldest tennis competition in the world made the decision to allow players to wear a black banner in his player's memory Liverpool.
Liverpool's Portuguese footballer Diogo Jotaand his brother, Andre Silva, died in a tragic road accident in northern Spain, as they headed for the port to take the evening ferry to the United Kingdom.
Players will be allowed to wear black banner in memory of Diogo Jota
Wimbledon is the only tournament in which the dress code is extremely strict: everything has to be white.
The officials of the All England Club tournament made an exception on the occasion of Diogo Jota's death, allowing the players to wear a black banner on the arm in the Portuguese memory, if they want. This decision is a premiere in terms of grass tour.
The first tennis player who confirmed that he will wear a black bander in the next match in Jota's honor is the Francisco Cabral (28 years old, 40 ATP), according to goal.com.
“I have heard very sad news. This guy is a big name, not only in Portugal, but in the world. He was a wonderful being, with a beautiful family and three children. I wish all the good of all.
For his family, it is very difficult to recover after that … I couldn't get one (no banner) in time today, but I want to wear the next match. “
Wimbledon tournament is very strict in terms of clothing color
Over the years, not everyone has enthusiastically embraced the Wimbledon's strict dress code. The example of Andre Agassi – it is known that he avoided the tournament from 1988 to 1990, because he did not want to give up his extravagant outfits, which defined him, reports Sportal.Blic.rs.
There were even more controversies and debates: Venus Williams was forced to change their bra during a match, because the pink straps were seen under the shirt, Roger Federer's sneakers were interzi because they had an orange sole, and more recently, there were raised question marks on the gray bandage of Djokovic, which, “Everything white”.
