Coco Gauff vs Moyuka Uchijima prediction, betting tips & odds, head-to-head, preview: Indian Wells Open 2025

Coco Gauff is eyeing her maiden crown at Indian Wells Open after a semi-final run last year.

After some enthralling action at the Qatar and Doha Open, the women’s tennis circuit enters the third WTA 1000 tournament of the 2025 calendar with the Indian Wells Open 2025 at the Indian Wells in California. Referred to as the fifth Grand Slam because of the fan attendance and history associated with the tournament, the fans will witness top women players in action.

The hard-court event will witness the second-round action on Saturday, with the third-seeded Coco Gauff taking on young sensation Moyuka Uchijima. It might be a contest between a seeded and an unseeded player, but there is much more to it with the form of both these players in 2025 coming into the picture. Let’s dig deep into the game.

Match details

• Tournament: Indian Wells Open 2025
• Round: Round of 64
• Date: March 8 (Saturday)
• Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California
• Surface: Hard Court (Outdoor)

Preview

It might be just a Round of 64 match, but not for the third-seeded Coco Gauff, who has been going through a tough time in the last month. She had a memorable end to 2024, winning the WTA Tour finals and beating Qinwen Zheng of China. Since then, while she made it to the last eight of the Australian Open 2025, it has been downhill for the American.

She was knocked out in the round of 32 in both the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships. Hence, the former World No. #2 has a point to prove as many have criticised her both for her on-field and off-field performances. She gained attention for her presence at the Oscars before the Indian Wells Open. She will have a challenger in the form of Moyuka Uchijima.

The Japanese has caught the attention of tennis fans with her performances as she knocked out a Grand Slam champion in Emma Raducanu in the first round. The World No. #52 has been making waves in 2025 with her eye-catching matches in the Australian Open and Dubai Tennis Championships. It will be an interesting battle on Saturday.

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Form

Coco Gauff: L-L-L-W-W

Moyuka Uchijima: W-L-L-W-L

Head-to-head record

Matches: 0

Coco Gauff: 0

Moyuka Uchijima: 0

Stats

Coco Gauff

• Gauff has a 4-3 win-loss record this year
• Gauff will look to win her maiden BNP Paribas Open title
• Gauff has a 4-3 record on the hard courts this year

Moyuka Uchijima

• Uchijima has a 9- 6 win-loss record this year
• Uchijima will look to perform big in her BNP Paribas Open debut
• Uchijima has a 9-6 record on the hard courts this year

Coco Gauff vs Moyuka Uchijima: Betting tips and odds

• Moneyline: Gauff +190, Uchijima -235
• Spread: Gauff +3.5 (115), Uchijima -3.5 (115)
• Total games: Over 38.5 (1.83), Under 38.5 (1.95)

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Match prediction

While it should have been an easy win for Coco Gauff, given her experience, it won’t be a cakewalk for the 2023 US Open Champion. Having gotten a bye, as is the case for all seeded players, she will be taking the courts for the first time in California against Uchijima.

On the other hand, Uchijima has been on the road every week this year. She put in an impressive performance in the first round, defeating former Wimbledon Champion Emma Raducanu. She will take this confidence and will look to beat Coco Gauff and make it the first big upset of the tournament.

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But the WTA Tour finals winner would want to show her class, and it was not before she was dominating on the tennis field. She even led team USA to win the United Cup. The American would start as a favourite to win the game, but if she doesn’t pull her socks up, then don’t be surprised if Uchijima wins two sets to move to the next round.

Result: Coco Gauff to win in three sets.

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Coco Gauff vs Moyuka Uchijima, women’s singles second-round match at Indian Wells Open 2025?

The women’s singles second-round match between Coco Gauff and Moyuka Uchijima will be available for Indian viewers on the Sony Sports Network on TV and its streaming service Sony Liv.

In the USA, the first tournament of the Sunshine Double is being telecast on the Tennis Channel and streamed on Fubo. In the UK, the match will be broadcast live on SKY UK TV.

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