Tennis: Osaka overcomes qualifier Gibson to reach Wimbledon 2nd round
Osaka trailed 3-1 in the first set and 6-5 in the second against her 21-year-old opponent, who was playing in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career.
With Gibson serving to take the match into a deciding set, Osaka broke her at love and then took control early in the tiebreaker to move on to the second round.
Osaka, who hit 18 winners and five aces, recorded her second victory on grass this summer and her second win since 2018 at Wimbledon, where she has never gone past the third round.
The 27-year-old reached the second round in 2024 in her return to the tournament after becoming a mother.
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