Aussie Tennis Star Talia Gibson Stuns Osaka

0:00From the streets of Sydney to the world, this is Sydney News Today. Australian tennis player Talia Gibson pulled off a big upset at the Miami Open, beating former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the round of 64. The 21-year-old ranked 68th in the world, one in straight sets, 75 and 64 against the 16th seed and four time. Major champion. Gibson came into Miami on a hot streak after reaching the quarter finals at Indian Wells just last week. She took down three seeded players there, including World No. 7 Jasmine Paulini, before falling to Linda Noscova. That run marked the first time an Australian woman made the Indian Wells quarter finals since Casey Delacqua back in 2014. It also pushed Gibson into the top 100 rankings for the first time in her career. In her Miami opener, she crushed World No. 41, Sara Baylek, 6-1 and 6-0. Now she advances to face 18th seed Iva Jovich in the round of 32,

1:01after Jovich beat former No. 2 Paula Bedosa, 6-2 and 6-1. Gibson's momentum has Australian fans buzzing, especially with her fellow countrymen, Alexander Vukich out early in the men's draw. Keep an eye on her as she builds on this breakout form.