Clara Burel lost 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 to world No. 3 Coco Gauff at Indian Wells.

Frenchwoman led 5-2 in the last set and even served to win the match at 5-3 before being dominated by the last winner of the US Open in the tie-break of the third set (7-4) As the top seed, Gauff made her entry into the competition on Saturday with this match scheduled to open at Stadium N.1.