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CNN
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Wimbledon izoxegisa umthetho wayo wezimpahla ezimhlophe ukuze ivumele abadlali besifazane ukuthi bagqoke izikhindi zangaphansi ezinombala omnyama uma befuna, bamemezele ngoLwesine abahleli.
Lesi sinqumo siqhamuke ngemuva kokubhekana komqhudelwano nabahleli bawo ingcindezi ekhulayo yokunciphisa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi igazi liyabonakala yini ezingutsheni ezimhlophe kubadlali abasesikhathini.
“Sizibophezele ekwesekeni abadlali nokulalela impendulo yabo ngokuthi bangenza kanjani okusemandleni abo,” kusho uSally Bolton, isikhulu esiphezulu se-All England Club, esitatimendeni.
“Ngiyajabula ukuqinisekisa ukuthi, ngemuva kokuxoxisana nabadlali kanye nabamele amaqembu amaningi ababambiqhaza, iKomidi Labaphathi lithathe isinqumo sokuvuselela umthetho wezingubo ezimhlophe eWimbledon.
“Lokhu kusho ukuthi kusukela ngonyaka ozayo, abesifazane namantombazane abazoqhudelana kuma-The Championships bazokwazi ukugqoka izikhindi zangaphansi ezinombala uma bethanda.
“Siyethemba ukuthi lokhu kulungiswa komthetho kuzosiza abadlali ukuthi bagxile ekusebenzeni kwabo kuphela ngokukhulula umsuka wokukhathazeka.”
Kuze kube isimemezelo sangoLwesine, iWimbledon isasebenzisa ikhodi yokugqoka emhlophe yonke eqinile, eyaqala ukusetshenziswa ukufihla amabala omjuluko.
Abagqugquzeli bomqhudelwano bebengaphansi kwengcindezi yokuthi baxegise imithetho yabo yokugqoka eqinile, futhi emiqhudelwaneni yalo nyaka abakhankasi bomqhudelwano babuthana e-SW19 benezimpawu ezithi “Mayelana nesikhathi sokuchitha igazi,” kanye “Khuluma nekhodi yokugqoka.”
Abesifazane abaningana kuhlanganise nowayengumpetha wama-Olympic uMonica Puig kanye nomdlali wethenisi wase-Australia uDaria Saville bakhulume “ngokucindezeleka kwengqondo” okubangelwa indlela yokugqoka emhlophe qwa kanye “nokweqa izikhathi” ngenxa yalokho.
Futhi engxoxweni yakamuva no-Amanda Davies we-CNN, umdlali wethenisi uBillie Jean King wachaza ukuthi indlela yokugqoka ibangele ukukhathazeka kuye nakwabanye ancintisana nabo.
“Sizukulwane sami, besihlala sikhathazekile ngoba besigqoka ezimhlophe ngaso sonke isikhathi,” kusho uKing etshela u-Amanda Davies we-CNN.
“Futhi yilokho okugqoka ngaphansi okubalulekile esikhathini sakho sokuya esikhathini.
U-Billie Jean King wembula ukuthi ‘i-pet peeve’ iyinqubomgomo ye-Wimbledon ‘esabekayo’ yonke iyunifomu emhlophe
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– Umthombo: CNN
“Futhi sihlala sibheka ukuthi siyakhombisa yini. Kuyashuba ngayo ngoba into yokuqala esiyibo abaculi futhi ufuna noma yini oyigqokayo ibukeke ihlanzekile, ibukeke iyinhle,” kusho yena.
UNkosi uphinde waveza ukuthi indlela yokugqoka emhlophe qwa yenza kube nzima kubalandeli abazama ukuhlukanisa abadlali enkundleni.
“Ayikho into embi kwezemidlalo njengokuthi uma uvula ithelevishini abadlali ababili begqoke umfaniswano ofanayo noma izingubo ezifanayo. Kubi. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi ubani.
“Lena ngenye yezilwane engizifuyile, sekuphele iminyaka ngikhala. Uke wabona noma yimuphi umdlalo lapho abantu begqoka izingubo ezifanayo ohlangothini ngalunye? wengeza.
I-Wimbledon kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ngoJulayi 3 kuya kuJulayi 16 ngo-2023.
