Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova celebrates with the trophy after beating Julieta Pareja of the U.S. to win the ultimate of the ladies singles on the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
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Mia Pohankova of Slovakia received the Wimbledon juniors title on Saturday by beating sixth-seeded Julieta Pareja of the United States 6-3, 6-1.
The 16-year-old Pohankova broke her opponent six occasions on No. 1 Court to safe her first junior Grand Slam title.
She is the second Slovakian in a row to win the title after Renata Jamrichova final yr.
Julieta Pareja of the U.S. returns to Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the course of the ultimate of the ladies singles on the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
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“It’s (an) incredible moment because Renata won last year and two Slovak girls won two (consecutive) years,” Pohankova mentioned. “Unbelievable for Slovakian tennis.”
In the boys’ ultimate on Sunday, sixth-seeded Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria will tackle American qualifier Ronit Karki.
Published – July 13, 2025 12:29 am IST
