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

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The world No. 1 was rusty on his first match back after three months away. His Italian Open draw means he cannot afford to be so for long.

The newly elected pope met with ATP World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, and the 23-year-old Italian presented Pope Leo XIV with a black and white Head racket, the same model he uses. Sinner is currently competing in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, also known as the Rome Open.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner overcame a brief lapse during the first set of a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong in his second match back on tour in front of his home crowd at the Italia

Sinner is Italy's chosen one. At the Foro Italico in Rome, his comeback from an anti-doping ban overtakes all else in tennis.

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,