Following her straight-set win against American Danielle Collins on Saturday, she was asked what she would have to eat to celebrate it.
“I have my favourite actually,” she said. “I ate it as a kid. It is pasta with strawberries.”
Sorry, what?
“You should try it guys,” Swiatek continued. “Pasta with strawberries and a little bit of yoghurt. It is just great.”
It sounds an unusual combination – and for many people in the world it is – although it is a delicacy in Swiatek’s native Poland.
Tucking into it regularly seems to be doing the job as Swiatek is enjoying an impressive run at Wimbledon, beating Collins 6-2 6-3 in one hour and 15 minutes to set up a fourth-round meeting with Clara Tauson of Denmark.
The five-time Grand Slam champion has not fared well on grass in recent years and only twice before Saturday had she reached the fourth round at SW19.
But it has been a different story so far this year and, after Swiatek made the final of Bad Homburg last month, she has carried that momentum into Wimbledon.
Against Collins she dictated play with her first serve and faced just three break points in the match, saving all of them.
What is the secret to this upturn in form on grass?
“Honestly, it is much more fun [on the grass] this year,” said the 24-year-old former world number one.
“The ball is listening to me. When it listens to me I don’t need to do much. It is pretty smooth.”