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Pope Leo XIV has apparently 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 Italian Open.
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.
The performance of Italian players at their biggest home tournament has been impressive. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As the tour heads into Roland Garros, both Ruud and Fritz will be looking to back up their off-court personalities with strong on-court results
Jannik Sinner downplayed injury concerns as he overcame a blistering start from Tommy Paul to reach the Italian Open final. Sinner, who breezed past Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-1 in the quarter-finals, was