Why Was Venus Williams Asked to Change Her Dress Mid Match

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There are no sports today except for tennis which creates so many controversies in clothing.

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American tennis star Venus Williams faced such a situation at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon has a strict rule that players should wear all white when it comes to clothing.

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Venus stepped on the court wearing a pink undergarment.

This created a lot of unwanted attention.

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After the break, Venus returned to court in a different dress which satisfied the officials

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