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 day for Sinner at the ...

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.

The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope ...

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 ...

World No. 1 tennis star Jannik Sinner visited Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV, known as a tennis enthusiast, met Jannik Sinner of Italy, the world No. 1 player in men's tennis, at the Vatican on the 14th (local time). According to the Vatican's press office, Leo ...

Tennis star Jannik Sinner paid a visit to Pope Leo XIV, who proved to be a well-informed spectator of the young champion.

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, 2025 ...

Napoli president and film producer Aurelio Del Laurentiis presented Leo with a Napoli No. 10 shirt — the same number worn by ...

ROME — It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican. Because tennis is the sport that the first ...

Pope Leo XIV Is a Tennis Player. Tsitsipas Would Be Happy to Hit Some Balls With Him ROME (AP) — It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian Open tennis tournament was being ...