Gauff, who reached the semifinals at Indian Wells last season, starts her 2025 run at the tournament Friday. Having received a first-round bye, she is slated to take on the winner of Wednesday's match between 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu and Moyuka Uchijima.

After losing to a rolling Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinal, Gauff lost two consecutive matches in Doha and Dubai as part of the Middle East Swing. Now, Gauff is pr

Gauff reached the Indian Wells semifinal last year but this year enters the tournament on a three-match losing streak.

I am certain we will continue to cement ourselves as one of the best sporting events in the world,” Larry Ellison, the visionary behind the ‘Indian Wells Tennis Garden’ and BNP Paribas Open, confidently stated back in 2013.

Coco Gauff has a bye before potentially facing Emma Raducanu in the second round of the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Coco Gauff is looking to rekindle form having lost in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open before struggling with early exits in both Qatar and Dubai.