Periods in sports is a matter that is finally coming into the spotlight, both in terms of how the monthly-or-so bleeds impact performance and the freedom women should have to dress comfortably during them.

In June, former British number one Heather Watson told BBC Sport that periods are “absolutely something the players talk about around Wimbledon because of the all-whites”. Earlier this month, tennis legend Billie Jean King told CNN: “My generation, we always worried because we wore all white all the time. It’s what you wear underneath that’s important for your menstrual period. We’re always checking whether we’re showing. You get tense about it.”

Wimbledon has relaxed its all-white clothing rule to stop athlete anxiety during their periods