Nick Kyrgios would rather wear all black when competing at Wimbledon instead of adhering to the all-white dress code, with the Australian saying on Sunday that the Championships were out of tune with what looks ‘cool’ on court.

The grasscourt major is famous for its strict dress code and does not even allow players to wear off-white or cream, while the measuring tape comes out to ensure the trim of colour on necklines or sleeves are no wider than a centimetre.

“I always want to wear all black, obviously,” Kyrgios said with a smile at a news conference ahead of his first round match with British wild card Paul Jubb.

“But I don’t think it’s something that’s going to change. I think it would be cool to allow, like, a black headband or black sweatband. I think it would look cool. Obviously Wimbledon doesn’t really care what looks cool... I don’t think it will ever change.”

But the prestige associated with Wimbledon was still enough to lure Kyrgios to compete despite the lack of ranking points this year.