Coco Gauff is primed to scoop her first Indian Wells Open championship this month, according to former U.S. Open doubles Queen Coco Vandeweghe.

Enduring a frustrating service performance, Coco Gauff fought through an error-filled opening match at the BNP Paribas Open to prevail against Moyuka Uchijima. Although the World No.3 accumulated 21 double faults and more than 70 unforced errors,

Coco Gauff admitted her serve let her down during her Indian Wells victory over Moyuka Uchijima and then dished up a putdown to her rival by insisting she would have won in straight sets had she not struggled in that department. The American is eyeing up the title in California after setting up a third-round showdown with Maria Sakkari.

Coco Gauff booked her spot in the third round of Indian Wells with a victory over Moyuka Uchijima - but she was far from satisfied with her performance.

Coco Gauff grinds out a tense Indian Wells win but critiques her performance. Discover why the tennis star called it ‘not my best’ despite ending her losing streak.

Coco Gauff admitted she was taking her opening Indian Wells win as a significant “positive” after overcoming serving woes in a scrappy contest. World No 3 and third seed Gauff was pushed to the brink by world No 52 Moyuka Uchijima on Saturday,

Recap, highlights, and quotes from Coco Gauff's win over Moyuka Uchijima in the second round of the the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.