Wimbledon star calls fry-ups 'garbage' and takes aim at one ingredient

Wimbledon star Ben Shelton has delivered a brutal assessment of the traditional English fry-up - and he didn't hold back. The big-serving American's profile is growing amid his run to the quarter-finals at SW19, but he hasn't exactly endeared himself to the home fans by slamming a meal close to everybody's hearts.

Shelton has been in rampant form since arriving at the All England Club. He defeated Alex Bolt, Rinky Hijikata and Marton Fucsovics without dropping a set over the first three rounds. And although that streak ended against Lorenzo Sonego on Monday, he still came through in four to set up a date with Jannik Sinner in the quarters.

As he beds in for the long haul in south-west London, Shelton was asked by BBC Sport about his view on a number of English quirks. And he didn't pussyfoot around the fact that the full English breakfast - and particularly the baked beans - are not exactly to his liking.

Asked to rate it out of 10, he said: "Zero, it's terrible. Nah, English breakfast is garbage. Who puts beans in? What are we doing? It's terrible."

Shelton wasn't so cutting in his assessment of fish and chips, which he awarded a 7.5/10, and a cup of tea, which he gave a 9/10.

But the narrow English roads also came in for stinging criticism from Shelton, who is used to America's huge freeways. "I think this is the worst place to drive in the world," he said.

"You make the road and you let people park on the side of the road so there's only room for one car, but then you say it's a two-way street. So then you have to pull in and parallel park so one guy can go past and then the other goes past. It takes like 35 minutes to go three miles."

Shelton wasn't even particularly kind about London as a whole, awarding it a 7/10 and saying: "It would be like a nine or a 10 if it wasn't for the driving."

The 22-year-old was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and went to college in Florida, where he is still based. Shelton will be keen to take his first Grand Slam trophy back to the States, and his chances of doing so have been boosted by an injury blow for his quarter-final opponent Sinner, who is set to survey the damage to his elbow with an MRI scan before deciding whether he can compete.