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Coco Gauff vs Maria Sakkari Live Stream & Tips - Gauff to Win at the Indian Wells Open

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 10 Mar 2025

John Eastwood 10 Mar 2025

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Watch Coco Gauff vs Maria Sakkari live at the Indian Wells Open
Sakkari has lost 10 of her last 11 matches against Top 10 players
I am backing Gauff to win the third round match in straight sets

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Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari came to Indian Wells in poor form, both players struggling with weak 2nd serves. I am placing a small stake on Gauff winning in straight sets.

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Coco Gauff Stats
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Stats

Coco Gauff has won 12 of her last 15 matches.
Coco Gauff has won in straight sets in 9 of her last 15 matches.
Coco Gauff has won in straight sets in 2 of her last 3 matches against Maria Sakkari.
Maria Sakkari has lost 10 of her last 11 matches against Top 10 players.

HTH

Year	Event	Surface	Round	Winner	Score	Loser
2024	Indian Wells	Hard	SF	Sakkari	6-4 6-7 6-2	Gauff
2023	Beijing	Hard	QF	Gauff	6-2 6-4	Sakkari
2023	Washington	Hard	F	Gauff	6-2 6-3	Sakkari
2022	Rome	Clay	R16	Sakkari	6-4 7-5	Gauff
2022	Doha	Hard	QF	Sakkari	6-3 6-3	Gauff
2021	Rome	Clay	R32	Gauff	6-1 1-6 6-1	Sakkari
2021	Abu Dhabi	Hard	R32	Sakkari	7-5 6-2	Gauff
2020	Cincinnati	Hard	R64	Sakkari	6-1 6-3	Gauff

Coco Gauff Stats

Nationality: United States

Age: 20 (13 March 2004)

Height: 5'9" (1.75m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 3

Career High: 2 (June 2024)

WTA Tour Titles: 10

2025 WTA Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 (2023 US Open)

Indian Wells Open Best Result: Semi-Finals (2024)

Coco Gauff Form

Coco Gauff had a great start to the year, winning in straight sets in all five matches at the United Cup. She got to the Australian Open quarter-finals, going down 7-5 6-4 against Paula Badosa.

It was the start of a three match losing streak for the 20-year-old. She went out 6-2 7-5 against Marta Kostyuk in Doha and 6-4 7-5 to McCartney Kessler in Dubai.

The American had to do it the hard way in her opening match in Indian Wells. She got past Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 3-6 7-6, winning 25% of her 2nd serves and saving 11/19 break points.

Maria Sakkari Stats

Nationality: Greece

Age: 29 (25 July 1995)

Height: 5'8" (1.72m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 29

Career High: 3 (March 2022)

WTA Tour Titles: 2

2025 WTA Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Indian Wells Open Best Result: Runner-Up (2022, 2024)

Maria Sakkari Form

Maria Sakkari is 5-9 this year which includes a 1-4 record against Top 50 players. Her best result came in Linz where she suffered a 7-5 6-0 quarter-final defeat to Dayana Yastremska.

The Greek came to California after losing three straight matches, all three coming in straight sets. She lost 6-3 6-2 against Iga Swiatek, 6-4 6-2 to Emma Raducanu and 7-5 6-2 against Zeynep Sonmez.

Sakkari beat Viktoriya Tomova 6-0 6-3 in her opening match in Indian Wells, winning 26% of her 2nd serves and saving 4/7 break points.

Verdict

Coco Gauff v Maria Sakkari

Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari lost their previous three matches before travelling to Indian Wells. I can’t ignore Sakkari’s poor recent record against Top 10 players, Gauff to win in straight sets.

Coco Gauff Win 2-0

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