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.

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' 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.

Leach is the son of Lindsay Davenport, who won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 1999.

In the boys' final on Sunday, sixth-seeded Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria will take on American qualifier Ronit Karki.

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Julieta Pareja of the U.S. returns to Slovakia's Mia Pohankova during the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Slovakia's Mia Pohankova reacts as she plays Julieta Pareja of the U.S. during the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Slovakia's Mia Pohankova returns to Julieta Pareja of the U.S. during the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Slovakia's Mia Pohankova returns to Julieta Pareja of the U.S. during the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Slovakia's Mia Pohankova celebrates with the trophy after beating Julieta Pareja of the U.S. to win the final of the girls singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama returned to the court after limping off with a right leg injury in the opening minutes of the San Antonio Spurs' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.

Wembanyama returned to the bench at the close of the first quarter and was on the court to start the second quarter.

Wembanyama dropped to the court after making knee-to-knee contact with the left leg of Milwaukee center Giannis Antetokounmpo under the Bucks basket with 9:18 remaining in the first quarter. Antetokounmpo was driving to the rim when the two made contact.

Wembanyama remained on the court for a few seconds before rising and hobbling unassisted in a half sprint toward the locker room.

Wembanyama suffered a hyperextended knee on Dec. 31 in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in a similar play. He returned to the bench but missed the next two games.

San Antonio enters Thursday's game on a two-game skid, including a 119-98 loss at Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reveals a freshly shaved head as he warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in San Antonio, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)