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 overcame late nerves to beat Maria Sakkari 7-6 (1), 6-2 and reach the round of 16 at Indian Wells on Monday, as her fellow American Madison Keys held off Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-4.