Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari had split their eight prior matches. Additionally, their third-round match would be their third consecutive meeting in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The 3-seed Gauff defeated Sakkari in an uneven two-set match: 7-6(1),

Maria Sakkari and Coco Gauff clash in a high-stakes match at the Indian Wells Open 2025. Familiar foes would like to reverse recent slowdown.