It made sense that Coco Gauff’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic on Wednesday ended with her hitting a forehand return over the baseline. If there was one shot that defined this match and made the difference in the result, it was that one.

Coco Gauff has addressed her poor run of form after crashing out in the fourth round of Indian Wells. The world No. 3 came into the tournament on a three-match losing streak and has not been beyond the quarter-final of any regular singles event.