The four-time winner of Grand Slam Naomi Osaka overcame some first-round jitters to survive a scrap with Australian qualification Talia Gibson and progresses in Wimbledon with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) first-round War victory on Monday.

Osaka There may be no great love for Wimbledon lawns, as she never spent the third round in grass trial, but she had enough quality and fight to subdue a breath Gibson.

With the shadow of the evening while pouring into court 18 to remove the blow from what had been a hot wild day, the former one in the world an Osaka had to fight again in both Aussie groups.

However, after a second round loss last year, the threat of another early exit was enough for the Japanese player to find additional gears when it mattered.

“I think just doing My match Today, playing someone I have never played before, and also overcome the first round nerves was a little complicated, “ She told reporters. “I’m glad I did it and hope I have many other matches to come.”

Gibson is spraying the winner around the court when she broke up to go 3-1 up, but Osaka took action and raised the pressure, returning back to level 3-3 and then again to get the first set while calculating Australia’s mistakes increased.

Gibson, the world number 126, could have been destroyed at that point, but on the contrary it was excavated, breaking a lead 4-3 in front of a roll final.

The Australian, who was making its main debut for the draw, served twice for the set, but was denied both times when Osaka created essential holidays to force a tiebreak, where she said her extra class.

Osaka’s shape has been messy since she returned after her maternity break early last year, but had had a shine of hope for the current number 53.

She reached the third round Australian Open in January before she retired and made the fourth round at the 1,000 -level events in Miami and Rome this year.

However, Osaka suffered a loss of first round in French Open and has not had a back-back win on any surface since the Italian opening in May.

If she is going to finish that run in Wimbledon, the Japanese player will have to overcome or Katerina Siniakova or Olympic champion of fifth seed Zheng Qinwen in the second round.

Osaka will have to show more of that combat spirit if she finds some shape on a surface she accepts does not bring the best in her game.

“I know that the bar season has not been especially amazing for me this year, but I am really happy with how much I fight every match. No matter what or no matter how much I think I play, I feel like the mentality is strong enough,” She said.