The Italian Open crowd has had plenty of local success to celebrate over the last week-and-a-half, with Jannik Sinner and ...

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, ...

Leo is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was ...

VATICAN CITY, May 14 (Reuters) - Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on Wednesday with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, himself a keen tennis player, the Vatican said. Sinner was ...

Italy’s Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) Leo, a 69-year-old from ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off ...

Italy’s Jannik Sinner explains his feelings about meeting the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. The 23-year-old, who is regarded as ...

Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner beamed as he met the newly elected Pope Leo in the Vatican. The world number one presented the US pontiff, himself a keen tennis player, with a racket after being ...

Men’s world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner offered to rally with Pope Leo XIV after being received by the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican. The 23-year-old Italian star only ...

but Pope Leo joked “we can’t invite Sinner,” referencing top player Jannik Sinner (and the English meaning of his last name). Today, all was clearly forgiven—the Pope invited Sinner to ...