Iga Swiatek pulls out of Wimbledon tune-up with "fever and possible food poisoning"

A day after reaching her first grass-court semifinal in Bad Homburg, Germany, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek pulled out of the tournament because of "fever and possible food poisoning."

I'm so sorry but I have to pull out of my match today. I had a restless night because of some fever and possible food poisoning. I'm not able to perform today and I need to take care of myself. I hope I'll be fine soon. Your support in Bad Homburg was amazing, thank you. pic.twitter.com/pAuN8Ug4u7
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) June 30, 2023

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The world No. 1 and Roland Garros champion is slated to face world No. 33 Zhu Lin in the first round of Wimbledon. Swiatek, a former junior Wimbledon champion, is bidding to get beyond the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time.

"I wouldn't even call myself close to being an expert on grass but I'm making progress," the 22-year-old Pole said on Thursday after defeating Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-2. It was the Pole's 10th consecutive victory across all surfaces, dating back to the opening round of Roland Garros.

"Hopefully I'm going to be able to play like that for the next three weeks," added Swiatek, who had won six straight sets on grass.