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London – The recent marriage of Serena Williams brought to light one of the many original traditions of Wimbledon .
Suddenly, "Miss Williams" became "Mrs. Williams" in the chair umpire's words – a small change that led to broader questions about whether the All England Club is too old-fashioned .
Only Grand Slam women on court are called with a title in front of their name to reflect their marital status.
In other words, when a chair umpire announces that Serena won a match, it's "Game, Mrs. Williams".
For his sister Venus, it is: "Game, Miss Williams."
And for Roger Federer, it's simply: "Game, Federer".
This is a difference that contrasts with other movements in the name of gender equality in tennis. Since 2007, there is equal price for men and women at all Grand Slam tournaments. And during the first three days of this week, there were more women's games planned for the Center Court than for men – something that would simply not happen decades ago.
However, the players themselves seem rather indifferent – or even unaware – when it comes to the way they are approached.
"They call Serena & Mrs Williams"? Venus asked after his victory in the second round when the subject was raised. I mean, I remember Janet Jackson had this song and she said, "Miss Jackson." I like that, I'm Miss Williams, so … "
The" Miss "or" Mrs "was also included in the display boards, but this tradition was discontinued in 2009. [19659002] Federer stated that he had not realized that women addressed themselves differently according to their marital status.He is also perfectly fine with chair umpires not using a "Mr "in front of his name and that of the other male players.
" For me, I'm happy they say everything they say, as long as it's "game" and my name some apart, and not "play" and the other name, "said Federer laughing on Wednesday." Does this make sense, right? "
This is Serena's first Wimbledon since '94. she married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in November, which also gave her a new place in the official Wimbledon Book of Facts – in the list detailing the marriages of all the old ch female ampions, finalists and semifinalists.
There are no such marriage lists for men.
"In fact, I never knew that they had that," said Williams after his second-round victory over Center Court. "It will be interesting to know why this is not for both bades."
The fact book of the tournament also shows multiple weddings – Joan Austin, second runner-up of 1923, had four husbands, for example – although Williams is confident that this will never apply to her.
"I hope," she says, "it will be just one more."
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