Coco Gauff returns to action in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday, where she'll take on a familiar face who had an agry run-in with one of her best on-court friends

Gauff, who escaped her opening-round match in three sets despite having 21 double-faults, was back to her best as she sealed a 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 win in one hour and 35 minutes

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),

Coco Gauff will face Maria Sakkari in the third round of Indian Wells, with the Greek star having a complicated relationship with the 2023 US Open champion

Coco Gauff continues her difficult start to the season after a fourth-round exit from Indian Wells. Following an unexpected fourth-round exit at the competition, Gauff is approaching a tough stretch of her season.

Coco Gauff moved into the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday with a straight-sets win over Maria Sakkari, but the No. 3 seed admitted she was disappointed with how she closed out the match despite the win.

Coco Gauff improved in her third round "revenge" victory on Monday but knows she must play even better to win Indian Wells.