Ahead of his quarterfinal match at the Italian Open, Sinner, during his off day, visited the Pope and gifted him his racket. Before this meeting, when, during a press conference with international ...

ROME (AP) — Elegant one-handed backhands. Perfectly placed drop shots. Topspin lobs. Touch volleys. Lorenzo Musetti can hit just about every shot necessary in tennis.

ROME (AP) — Elegant one-handed backhands. Perfectly placed drop shots. Topspin lobs. Touch volleys.

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. Leo, the first American pope ...

Sinner presented the pope with a custom-made white tennis racket, matching the papal cassock. Pope Leo, clearly enjoying the moment, gestured to his white cassock and quipped that Wimbledon would ...

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 ...

Sinner gifted the pope a tennis racket and suggested a quick volley, but Leo declined, eyeing the Vatican antiques. The light-hearted meeting included jokes, photo ops with trophies, and hopes for a ...

Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the ...

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 day for ...