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National Post
3 days ago
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- National Post
Mia Pohankova of Slovakia wins Wimbledon junior title by beating American Julieta Pareja
LONDON (AP) — Mia Pohankova of Slovakia won the Wimbledon juniors title on Saturday by beating sixth-seeded Julieta Pareja of the United States 6-3, 6-1. Article content The 16-year-old Pohankova broke her opponent six times on No. 1 Court to secure her first junior Grand Slam title. Article content She is the second Slovakian in a row to win the title after Renata Jamrichova last year. Article content 'It's (an) incredible moment because Renata won last year and two Slovak girls won two (consecutive) years,' Pohankova said. 'Unbelievable for Slovakian tennis.' Article content In the boys' doubles final, Oskari Paldanius of Finland and Alan Wazny of Poland beat Oliver Bonding of Britain and Jagger Leach of the U.S. 5-7, 7-6 (6), 10-5 after a Champions tiebreaker. Article content
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Mia Pohankova of Slovakia wins Wimbledon junior title by beating American Julieta Pareja
LONDON — Mia Pohankova of Slovakia won 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 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.
