Naomi Osaka vs Leylah Fernandez Prediction & Picks - WTA Wuhan Open

Prediction published on 10/6/25, 7:25 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 10/7/25 at 4:26 AM in Tennis Picks

After suffering a shocking loss in Beijing, Naomi Osaka returns to action Tuesday, taking on Leylah Annie Fernandez in explosive first-round clash at the 2025 Wuhan Open.

Osaka is the favorite at -235 on FanDuel, but Fernandez might be an intriguing pick at +188 because of her 1-0 head-to-head series lead on the former world’s No.1.

Current Form:

Osaka will try to rebound from a shocking early-round exit at the China Open after bowing to world’s No.130 Aliaksandra Sasnovic of Belarus 6-1, 4-6, 2-6. Osaka, who reached the semifinal of the 2025 US Open, did not anticipate a furious fight back from Sasnovic, who elevated the level of her play in the second and third sets after absorbing a beat down from Osaka in the opening set. Regardless, Osaka still holds an impressive 21-8 record on the hard and 32-14 overall in 2025.

Fernandez eyes a deeper run in Wuhan after reaching the third round of the 2025 China Open. Fernandez clobbered Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-0 in the second round before running out of steam against Coco Gauff in a three-set thriller in the third round 4-6, 6-4, 5-7. The Canadian is 19-13 on the hard court and a solid 4-5 against the WTA top-20.