Tennis: Osaka overcomes qualifier Gibson to reach Wimbledon 2nd round

Japan's four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka survived a challenging first-round encounter with Australian qualifier Talia Gibson at Wimbledon on Monday, bouncing back from a slow start to advance with a 6-4, 7-6(4) win.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, …READ FULL ARTICLE