Iga Swiatek admits she could get Wimbledon ban after leaving fans disgusted

Iga Swiatek has admitted that her favourite meal risks upsetting her hosts at Wimbledon. The Polish star reached the fourth round at the Grand Slam by defeating Danielle Collins on Saturday – but it was her choice of food that raised eyebrows.

Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, beat Collins 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 15 minutes. She will play Clara Tauson in the next round at the All England Lawn Tennis Club after her dominant victory.

And, speaking to the Centre Court crowd afterwards, she revealed a bizarre meal that has been fuelling her performances. Asked what she might eat to recover from the match, she told interviewer Annabel Croft: “I don’t know yet. For sure, not fish and chips, because it’s too heavy.

"But my team has been eating every day like a cheat meal, you know? And I’m just looking at them like ‘guys, that’s not helpful’.

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“But I have my favourite actually. I ate it as a kid. It is pasta with strawberries.” After hearing the negative reaction from the spectators, she added: “You should try it guys. Pasta with strawberries and a little bit of yoghurt. It is just great.”

It clearly has been working for Swiatek, who has won four French Open titles and the US Open and is trying to beat her best run at Wimbledon, when she reached the quarter finals in 2023. But her different take on Wimbledon’s iconic strawberries and cream sparked a huge reaction – and she joked it could cause a ban.

She was asked about the revelation in her post-match press conference. “Why is it such a big thing? Everybody should eat that,” she said. “I think (it’s a Polish dish). I think in summer kids are eating it a lot. I don't know. It's just a perfect mix of tastes, so… We have great strawberries in Poland, as well.”

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Asked which country had better strawberries, Swiatek replied: “Honestly, I think Poland. Because we have [a] better climate for strawberries, right? Now Wimbledon is probably going to ban me from answering these questions.”

“No, the strawberries are great here, as well,” she quickly added. “They are different. But they are great, as well. My dad adds cream. He adds that and some sugar. I try to eat with yogurt to at least pretend that it's a good meal. Pasta fits everything. But strawberries are the best one, I would say.”

Doubling down on her opinion, Swiatek later uploaded a photo of the controversial meal, showing conchiglie pasta with cut up strawberries and yoghurt. “Come in guyssss, this is a Polish speciality,” she said in the caption before conducting a poll to see whether her fans would try the dish.