Pope Leo XIV has apparently 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 day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

Jannik Sinner also surpasses the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, ranked 18th, and qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament. Two years after the last time, the

On the heels of having his MLB fandom confirmed last week, Pope Leo XIV's sports credentials keep getting stronger after a meeting with the best men's tennis player in the world.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner has achieved an incredible feat while taking part in the ongoing Rome Open. The 23-year-old, who is already regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category,

ROME—Jannik Sinner came through the first true test of his comeback from a doping ban with Tuesday’s straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo which took

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner passed a big test in his return from a three-month doping ban by beating accomplished clay-court player Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.