Naomi Osaka vs Camila Osorio Prediction 3/5/25 Indian Wells Tennis Picks

Naomi Osaka and Camila Osorio meet in the first round of the 2025 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Here’s our Naomi Osaka vs Camila Osorio prediction. This article will also include a Naomi Osaka vs Camila Osorio pick.

Naomi Osaka Preview

Naomi Osaka is one of multiple former champions of the BNP Paribas Open. However, since lifting the title in 2018, Osaka has managed to reach the round of 16 only once in three previous trips. This will be her third tournament of 2025, which started brightly in Auckland with Osaka making her first final since becoming a mother.

Sadly, she had to retire in the final against Clara Tauson because of injury. She had won the first set 6-3, but appeared to have an abdominal problem.

Osaka then competed at the Australian Open and recorded two big victories over Caroline Garcia and Karolina Muchova in three sets. She couldn’t finish her third-round match against Belinda Bencic and retired after one set because of the same issue in Auckland.

The Japanese star missed the whole of the Middle East Swing and enters the Indian Wells event without sufficient playing time.

Camila Osorio Preview

Camila Osorio is ranked 53rd in the WTA rankings. The Colombian is competing in the Indian Wells for only the third time in her career and a first since 2022.

She has never won a match in two tries. Osorio has compiled a 4-3 record for 2025, reaching the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open in her last tournament.

Osorio hasn’t played since Singapore, which was at the end of January, missing over a month of action on the WTA Tour in the Middle East and North America.

It’s unclear what caused her absence, but one suspects it might be a niggling injury.

Naomi Osaka vs Camila Osorio Head-To-Head

• Osaka and Osorio have played once on the WTA Tour.

• Osaka defeated Osorio 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the 2022 Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka vs Camila Osorio Prediction

This should be a straightforward opener for Osaka on her return to Indian Wells. A spot in the top 50 is in her line of sight. There were no signs of any physical discomfort during a recent exhibition against Aryna Sabalenka just before the tournament. And given Osorio’s own poor injury record (hasn’t played since January), I expect a convincing victory for the 2018 champion with an authoritative performance to go with it.