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Roger Federer irked by Wimbledon dress code

Roger Federer wants to see the players at Wimbledon afforded more freedom to the all-white dress code employed by the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Roger Federer has encouraged the All England Lawn Tennis Club to be more flexible with their all-white dress code in future editions of Wimbledon.

Traditionally, every player at the competition must comply with a strict dress code that saw the Swiss forbidden from wearing orange-soled Nike trainers in 2013.

According to a stipulation introduced in 1995, competitors must wear "almost entirely white", with the only exception being a coloured trim of 1cm width

However, Federer, whose boyhood heroes were afforded more flexibility in their attire, feels that the AELTC could be less rigid with the rule.

"Little bit maybe, but I am for all white," the 33-year-old, aiming for an eighth title at SW19 this year, told BBC Sport.

"The thing is when I grew up watching Stefan [Edberg] Boris [Becker] and Pete [Sampras] they had more colour to it, still 90 per cent white but that is the memory I have and now we're not allowed to have anything.

"I have been told off in practice for too much colour, I understand it but wish we could have more design in our outfits, but the rules are the rules and I of course will obey the rules."

Having won the competition, Federer is a member of the AELTC.

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