Mia Pohankova of Slovakia wins Wimbledon junior title by beating American Julieta Pareja
The 16-year-old Pohankova broke her opponent six times on No. 1 Court to secure her first junior Grand Slam title.
She is the second Slovakian in a row to win the title after Renata Jamrichova last year.
'It's (an) incredible moment because Renata won last year and two Slovak girls won two (consecutive) years,' Pohankova said. 'Unbelievable for Slovakian tennis.'
In the boys' final on Sunday, sixth-seeded Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria will take on American qualifier Ronit Karki.
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