Ons Jabeur kicked off Centre Court and sent back to changing room after Wimbledon violation

Ons Jabeur was kicked off Centre Court during her warm-up for the Wimbledon women’s final.

Ahead of her defeat to Marketa Vondrousova, the Tunisian was sent back to the changing rooms by officials at the All England Club.

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Ons Jabeur was sent back to the changing rooms for wearing black

The BBC reported that she went out to warm-up wearing black clothes.

At Wimbledon, wearing any colour other than white is strictly prohibited.

Jabeur was told she had to change into the traditional all-white attire before coming back on court.

According to the All England club’s guidelines, all players must wear entirely white – which does not include variations of white or cream colours.

The rule reads: “Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround.”

Working as a pundit, Chris Evert said:  “And by the way, Ons was wearing all black on Centre Court and they kicked her off.

“They kicked her off and made her put on white clothes. At Wimbledon you have to wear white!

“Even in the final of Wimbledon. I thought that was interesting.”

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Jabeur is looking to finally win Wimbledon this year

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Jabeur finished runners-up at last year’s WimbledonCredit: AFP

The dress rules are unique to Wimbledon, which is the oldest tournament of the four Grand Slams in tennis.

The guideline has come under scrutiny by players in recent times, who have voiced their displeasure at having to wear all-white.

A year ago, there was a slight alteration to the rule that allows women to wear dark-coloured undershorts if they wished to.

Jabeur lost her second consecutive Wimbledon final after she finished runner-up last year.

The No. 3 seed came up short against Kazakh star Elena Rybakina and missed the chance to become the first African to win the championship again this year.