Varvara Gracheva and Camila Osorio beat major champs in first round of Indian Wells

Camila Osorio (YouTube)

There were two significant notable victories on the women’s side after the first day of Indian Wells 2025. On Wednesday, we saw two multiple major winners beaten. Camila Osorio of Cucuta, Colombia beat four-time major champion Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-4, 6-4, and Varvara Gracheva of France beat 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Osaka has won two Australian Opens (2019 and 2021), and two United States Opens (2018 and 2020).

In Osorio’s win over Osaka, Osorio broke Osaka three times in eight opportunities. Osorio won 78% of her first serve points and 79% of her second serve points. Osaka only won 41% of her second serve points. This was Osorio’s first ever win over Osaka. Osaka won their only prior meeting, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round of the 2022 Australian Open.

Osorio, who is ranked 53rd in the world, next plays 22nd seed Clara Tauson of Denmark, who recently got to the finals of Dubai. Osorio won their only prior meeting in the quarterfinals of Charleston in 2021.

In Gracheva’s win over Kvitova, the big story was double faults. Kvitova had eight, while Gracheva only had three. Gracheva also broke Kvitova six times.

Gracheva, who is currently ranked 70th in the world, next plays Mirra Andreeva of Russia. Andreeva won their only prior battle. That was in the fourth round of the 2024 French Open, which Andreeva won, 7-5, 6-2.

Andreeva is ranked ninth at Indian Wells. Ironically, she beat Tauson 7-6, 6-1 in the final of Dubai last month. Andreeva’s most notable grand slam accomplishment was reaching the semifinal of the 2024 French Open.

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