Jannik Sinner credits tennis coaches with improving his golf swing in Indian Wells

Jannik Sinner is one of many ATP players making the most of their time in Tennis Paradise by working on their golf games, but where the likes of Carlos Alcaraz or Casper Ruud take their time on the greens very seriously, the world No. 2 is just looking to relax.

Prakash Amritraj lightly teased Sinner about his swing in his visit to the BMW Tennis Channel Desk shortly after the Italian eased past Learner Tien in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open:

PRAKASH AMRITRAJ: It feels like so many of the players I’m speaking to are talking about their golf game. I think you posted something in December, and the swing is looking much cleaner than the last time you posted it. Please tell me a little about Jannik Sinner’s golf journey at the moment.

JANNIK SINNER: Are you trying to embarrass me here?

PRAKASH AMRITRAJ: I’m serious! The one you posted in December looked like a really good swing.

JANNIK SINNER:  Nah, nah, it’s all bad. I love to golf because you have a moment for yourself. You don’t see people. You don’t use the phone. I really like to put some music and just cruise around. That, for me, is my golf. I’m not there to compete. I don’t even have a handicap. I learned a lot with Darren [Cahill]. Darren is a very, very good player, and also Simone Vagnozzi. He’s getting into golf like crazy. He’s not here. He’s at home playing golf! He will join me again in Miami. But when we go, I just have fun. I love it.

Luckily for Sinner, tennis is the main task at hand in Indian Wells, and his swing was looking very good against Tien to book his spot in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-2.

Standing between the now-three-time semifinalist and his first final in Tennis Paradise is No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev.