Serena Williams finds herself a bit peckish over the restriction on carrying food to the Wimbledon locker.

If that is the case, the American complains on her website, then why are bananas and energy bars offered to players inside the locker room?

"I'm an athlete and my diet is very important during a tournament," said the 10-time Grand Slam champion. "Before a match, I eat in the locker room, it's a part of my routine," Williams said that when informed she could no longer nosh in the zone, "I was in shock."

"I'm a member of the All England Club. As I am looking around the locker room a bit upset I must admit, I notice someone placing bananas and health bars into a basket for the other players and myself. Why have food in a room if we aren't allowed to eat in the locker room. This rule is unfair and new. There was no warning that this new rule would be implemented and I don't agree with it. I totally dislike rules that do not make sense."

The club said Williams got the wrong end of the stick on a regulation which has been in place for nearly a decade since the opening of the new Millennium complex in 2000.