Jannik Sinner visited with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV last week, but was without a prayer as he fell to Carlos Alcaraz in the Italian Open final on Sunday, losing 6-7 1-6.

Carlos Alcaraz is the Rome Masters champion! The 22-year-old faced Jannik Sinner in a blockbuster final at Foro Italico and ousted world no. 1 7-6, 6-1 after a rock-solid display.

Tennis fans are in for a treat on Sunday morning when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner meet in the finals of the Rome Masters. This is the 11th time that Alcaraz and Sinner have met in their career (though it is the first time they’ve played in a Masters 1000 Final), with the Spaniard holding a 6-4 advantage in the series.