'Right now it's not' - World no. 3 Coco Gauff addresses Indian Wells 2025 loss, faces questions on recent form

Tennis star Coco Gauff has suffered a crushing defeat to Belinda Bencic in the fourth round of the Indian Wells 2025 on March 12. Bencic won the thriller and stormed to the quarter-final after defeating world number three with a scoreline of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. 

Bencic now has a daunting task in the last eight rounds. She will be facing Australian Open 2025 winner Madison Keys, and the two players will be looking for a semi-final berth in this thriller.

Coming to the game dynamics, Gauff had a great start to the game and had taken an early lead after clinching the first set. However, the American sensation failed to execute the shots and allowed her opponent to control and dominate the pace against her. Bencic won the second set to level up the game. Gauff failed to capitalize on her momentum and suffered a loss in the final and deciding set.

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Coco Gauff opened up after losing to Belinda Bencic

Coco Gauff was asked if she’s concerned about the results she’s been having after her loss to Belinda Bencic at Indian Wells, ‘Overall I feel like it’s not as bad as it seems’

“Coco, are you able to pinpoint what the reason is with some of the results of late? I think there is… pic.twitter.com/eGvh0FUx18

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 12, 2025

Meanwhile, Coco Gauff recently opened up about her loss to Belinda Bencic after the match. The 20-year-old tennis star recalled her 2025 journey, where they had a great outing in the United Cup. 

However, Gauff recalled her loss to Paula Badosa during the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 2025. The world number three has talked about her poor form and how she aims to stage her comeback in the forthcoming tournaments after losing here.

“I mean, overall I feel like, I mean, it's not as bad as it seems, I guess. Start of the year, I did well at United Cup and lost to Paula fourth round in Australia. Middle East wasn't a great swing for me. Here, I mean, I lost 6-4 in the third in the fourth round against a tough opponent who's coming off a 500 win. Obviously I wanted to do better, want to have better results, but it's not something I can crush myself on. I'm trying to do better, and that's all I can do. I'm trying to work on things in practice, and unfortunately right now it's not translating how l'd like to," Coco Gauff said after the loss.

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