Sinner and Swiatek awkwardly dance at Wimbledon Champions' Ball but VIPs ‘drunk enough' not to judge

The Irish Sun

14-07-2025

LAURA ROBSON joked that Wimbledon VIPs were 'drunk enough' that they would not have minded the awkward 1am dance between the new singles champions.
It has been a long-held tradition that the two individual
Championship
conquerors at the prestigious grass-court tournament share the stage at the Champions' Ball and have a little boogie.
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Wimbledon champions Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek shared an awkward dance
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The world No1 gave Swiatek a spin
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The dance lasted just 20 seconds
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The pair will each collect £3million in prize money
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Swiatek dazzled in a long dress at The OWO – Raffles London hotel
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Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
The act disappeared during the Covid years but has since returned, albeit it is begrudgingly done by the multi-millionaire winners – and they are usually not very good at it either.
They might have decent footwork on the Centre
Court
turf but not when it comes to dancing.
Jannik Sinner, who beat Spaniard
Yet before the Italian world No.1 could return to his table, Robson – the 2008 Wimbledon junior girls' singles champion – called up Poland's six-time Grand Slam champion.
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Iga Swiatek, 24, had destroyed American
London
until Monday.
Swiatek, wearing a long silver gown and pearls, happily came up to the stage for the ceremonial dance.
The room contained All
England
Club top brass and committee members as well as respected BBC broadcaster
Annabel Croft
, who finished fourth in the 2023 edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
Robson said: 'Iga, if you would like to come on back up. You (Jannik) led me right into it.
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'Now, no matter what you do, we are going to give it a ten out of ten.
'If Annabel is here with the Strictly cards, it's a ten out of a ten.'
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The pair engaged in a 20-second dance, albeit at a slow pace and with one twirl, to the soundtrack of 'Feel It Still' by
Portugal
. The Man.
And as befits two introverted characters, who are not comfortable in the media spotlight, it was not exactly a Rock 'n' Roll routine.
Nonetheless, they received a warm reception from the audience at The OWO – Raffles London hotel – in Whitehall.
Robson said: 'Fantastic. Look at the moves. A round of applause for both. We will let you both go.
'We said 10 out of 10, I think everyone in this room is drunk enough that it doesn't even matter.
'So, it's all good. Enjoy your champagne, guys. Enjoy the rest of the night. Congratulations.'
Sinner and Swiatek individually earned a record £3million for winning seven matches over the course of two weeks.
Yet their wins were mired in controversy given that the pair – Sinner (three months) and Swiatek (one month) – had served
anti-doping
bans since the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
Neither player had been accused of intentionally cheating or wrongdoing but the infringements that led to their suspension have been the subject of much discussion in the sport and beyond.
Sinner twice
Between February 9 and May 4, he was suspended from the ATP Tour after an out-of-court agreement with world drug busters.
Swiatek, meanwhile, tested positive for prohibited substance Trimetazidine (TMZ) in an out-of-competition anti-doping test.
She accepted a one-month suspension that was served in the off-season last year.
It was a result of taking contaminated melatonin tablets from
Poland
, which she had been using for jet lag and
sleep
issues.