Gauff, who reached the semifinals at Indian Wells last season, starts her 2025 run at the tournament Friday. Having received a first-round bye, she is slated to take on the winner of Wednesday's match between 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu and Moyuka Uchijima.

The 2023 U.S. Open champion brought her mother, Candi Gauff, as her date for the ceremony. Candi — who shares Coco and sons Codey, 17, and Cameron, 11, with her husband, Corey — wore a silver gown and shimmery bracelet as she posed for pictures with her daughter on the red carpet.

Coco Gauff’s first Oscars experience is one she’ll never forget. The 2023 U.S. Open champion dazzled on the red carpet Sunday outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 2025 Academy Awards, where she wowed in a custom yellow Miu Miu gown and gold Rolex watch.