Talia Gibson has recovered from a bagel set to move into the second round of the Italian Open in Rome.Having lost eight matches in a row the Australian also trailed Italian wild card Martina Trevisan 2-0 in the final set but rallied to win 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in a little over two hours.Gibson, who was ranked 112 two months ago but has shot up 50 places after strong showings at Indian Wells and Miami, is still to find her feet this clay swing.But on Monday on her Rome debut she dug in when it mattered against Trevisan, whose lowly ranking (516) belies her ability She was world number 18 three years ago before encountering injury problems.In front of a thin crowd on a cold day in the Italian capital Gibson lost the second set in 33 minutes and suffered an early break but won the last four games to secure victory.Gibson now faces Russian 19th seed Diana Shnaider who won their only previous meeting, at this year's Australian Open, in three sets.Two other Australian women are soon to be in action in Rome.Ajla Tomljanovic, currently ranked 88 in the world, also meets a local wildcard, 20-year-old Noemi Basiletti, ranked 357.Daria Kasatkina has a tougher task against American Caty McNally, ranked 14 places higher at 52