Coco Gauff attends TIME Women of the Year gala in dazzling Prada gown ahead of Indian Wells

America’s tennis star Coco Gauff attended the TIME Women of the Year gala ahead of the Indian Wells.

The 19-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated players currently playing in the circuit. Gauff recently appeared in the TIME Women of the Year gala and wore a dazzling Prada gown.

The Florida-born also gave a speech at the event where she gave a lot of credit to her father for her success on the court.

"When I started playing tennis at the age of 6, my dad, who's here with me tonight, told me, "you can change the world with your racket", and I believed him,” she said. “I believed him because the women in my life and the women in this room who showed me that a little girl with big dreams can go on to do great things."

Gauff will be hoping to have an impressive outing in the upcoming mega-event after some disappointing performances in the recent past.

In the first Grand Slam of the year — the Australian Open — Gauff’s journey came to an end as she lost in the semifinal to the current world number two Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-4.

In the Qatar Open, Gauff was knocked out from the round of 32 after losing to Katerina Siniakova in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4. Her most recent outing was in the Dubai Duty Free Championship where she lost in the quarterfinal to Anna Kalinskaya with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.