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The new pontiff received the Italian tennis star ranked No. 1 in the world by Association of Tennis Professionals in a room near the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.
Pope Leo XIV cast doubt on the assumption that he’s a Roma fan during a private audience with freshly crowned Italian ...
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 invited to the Vatican along with his ...
He’s a tennis fan, and plays regularly. “I consider myself quite the amateur tennis player,” he said back in 2023. “Since leaving Peru, I have had few occas ...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis fan, joked that Jannik Sinner shouldn’t be invited to a proposed charity match because of his last name. Responding with good humor, Sinner said, “Why do you ...
A charity tennis match at the Vatican would have a small list of guests – but it wouldn't even include the top men's player in the world. Pope Leo XIV recently said he considered himself "quite ...
A screen flashes the news of new Pope Leo XIV, during the second round match between Italys' Fabio Fognini and Britain's Jacob Fearnley at the Italian Open tennis tournament, Thursday. May 8 ...