Talia Gibson just got her fifth Top 20 win in the last three weeks with victory over Jovic in Miami

A few weeks ago, Talia Gibson wasn’t really on anyone’s radar.

Now, she should be on everyone's.

The 21-year-old Australian has most definitely shown that her breakthrough run to the quarterfinals of Indian Wells was no fluke, as she just reached the fourth round of another WTA 1000 event in Miami after a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over Iva Jovic on Sunday.

She served up a storm against Jovic—not only did she never face a break point in eight service games, but she won an incredible 81% of second serve points against the Australian Open quarterfinalist.

Gibson has won a total of 11 of 12 matches in the last three weeks, six at Indian Wells (two in qualifying and four more in the main draw) and now five in Miami (two in qualifying and now three main draw).

But it’s not just the number of matches she’s winning, it’s the quality…

Gibson had never beaten a Top 50 player in her career going into Indian Wells, going 0-9 against that group beforehand.

But she’s gone 7-1 against Top 50 players in Indian Wells and Miami, with all eight of her main draw matches at the two WTA 1000 events coming against that elite, and the only loss—to Linda Noskova in the quarterfinals in tennis paradise last week—coming in three sets.

TALIA GIBSON VS TOP 50 PLAYERS SINCE START OF INDIAN WELLS: 7-1

• d. No. 41 Li in Indian Wells 1st Rd, 6-3, 7-5
• d. No. 11 Alexandrova in Indian Wells 2nd Rd, 6-3, 7-5
• d. No. 17 Tauson in Indian Wells 3rd Rd, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4
• d. No. 7 Paolini in Indian Wells 4th Rd, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
• l. to No. 14 Noskova in Indian Wells QFs, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
• d. No. 41 Bejlek in Miami 1st Rd, 6-1, 6-0
• d. No. 15 Osaka in Miami 2nd Rd, 7-5, 6-4
• d. No. 17 Jovic in Miami 3rd Rd, 6-2, 6-2

With her latest win, she’s now 5-1 against Top 20 players in the last three weeks, and 5-2 against them in her career, her only previous meeting against one being a 6-1, 6-0 loss to a No. 12-ranked Paula Badosa in the second round of the 2025 Australian Open.

Gibson’s run at Indian Wells propelled her into the Top 100 for the first time this past Monday, from No. 112 to No. 68, and she could break into the Top 50 depending on how she ends up doing in Miami.

Awaiting her in the fourth round will be her first career meeting against a Top 5 player—the new world No. 2, Elena Rybakina, who advanced past Marta Kostyuk later in the day on Sunday, 6-3, 6-4.