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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 14: Former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova presents onstage at the ADL Entertainment Industry Dinner at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 14, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 14: Former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova presents onstage at the ADL Entertainment Industry Dinner at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 14, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
While establishing her legacy in the tennis community, Martina Navratilova set unprecedented standards for fitness and power on the WTA Tour. In addition to her dominating performances, the Hall of Famer stunned the audience with her muscular physique during the 80s and 90s era in tennis. To maintain such fitness levels, the Czech-American tennis legend has always adhered to a strict diet and regime.
Even after her retirement, the former tennis ace is quite specific about her diet which also includes plenty of fruits. However, during her recent to London, the 18 singles Grand Slam champion recently encountered a huge dilemma while savoring one of her favorite fruit and Wimbledon Championship’s iconic snacks, ‘strawberries’. In the process, she expressed her disapproval of British strawberries while reminiscing about the ones in her country.
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Martina Navratilova faces a huge ‘strawberries’ dilemma during her trip to London
The Hall of Famer is in London as she is a part of the BBC line-up of commentators and presenters for the grass-court major event, the Wimbledon Championships. Even during her trip to the UK, the American tennis legend is adhering to her healthy diet of oatmeal and fruits like strawberries according to her recent social media post. However, she faced a major issue while squashing strawberries for her oatmeal.
On her Twitter account, Martina Navratilova shared a picture with the caption, “Squashing strawberries for my oatmeal- see all the juice? This never happens with American strawberries- at least I haven’t seen any…🤷🏼♀️#lovemyberries :)”
Squashing strawberries for my oatmeal- see all the juice? This never happens with American strawberries- at least I haven’t seen any…🤷🏼♀️#lovemyberries 🙂 pic.twitter.com/EWVMNB78uG
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) July 4, 2023
Taking note of her complaints about the British strawberries, one of the fans commented, “I’ve only got tiny but tasty wild strawberries 😂”
It received a hilarious response from the former tennis ace, who said, “Nice! Pretty large for wild strawberries:)”
Nice! Pretty large for wild strawberries:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) July 4, 2023
Meanwhile, one of the fans called her “StrawberryMurderer” after witnessing her picture, “Martina, in the kitchen, with a scarily sharp-looking knife #StrawberryMurder (if you’re commentating on the Jabeur match may I cheekily ask for a wave as I think I’m sat next to the commentary booth 😀) #wimbledon”
She replied by saying, “You should see me with a chisel:), doing the 3rd match on Centre today, sorry”
You should see me with a chisel:), doing the 3rd match on Centre today, sorry
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) July 4, 2023
Apart from this, the Hall of Famer encountered another challenge while savoring strawberries in London.
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Navratilova had to savor her favorite fruit without cream in London
The 18-time singles Grand Slam champion recently took to her Twitter to share a picture of her trip to the UK for the grass-court major event. The former tennis player also revealed that she met her old friend ahead of her commentating duties in London.
In the process, she also opened up about savoring her favorite fruit, strawberries without cream. She said, “And yes, I already had the strawberries. Without cream:)”.
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What do you think of the American tennis legend’s criticism of the British strawberries? Let us know in the comments section.
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