WIMBLEDON, England — Mia Pohankova of Slovakia received the Wimbledon juniors title on Saturday by beating sixth-seeded Julieta Pareja of the US 6-3, 6-1.
The 16-year-old Pohankova broke her opponent six instances on No. 1 Courtroom 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.
“It is (an) unimaginable second as a result of Renata received final yr and two Slovak ladies received two (consecutive) years,” Pohankova stated. “Unbelievable for Slovakian tennis.”
Within the boys’ last on Sunday, sixth-seeded Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria will tackle American qualifier Ronit Karki.
