Pope Leo, keen tennis player, gets racket from Jannik Sinner during Vatican meeting

The first US-born Pope not only loves baseball — he says he swings a pretty mean tennis racket - The Boston Globe

Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik] Sinner.”

Pope Leo XIV is an acknowledgable tennis fan. This is also why he invited Jannik Sinner to the audience. However, there was no match between the head of the church and the number one in the world rankings in St. Peter's Basilica.

Boris Becker & Coco Gauff's ex-coach delightedly react to Jannik Sinner meeting Pope Leo XIV amid Italian Open

Jannik Sinner's recent meeting with Pope Leo XIV drew heartfelt reactions from Coco Gauff's ex-coach, Brad Gilbert, and Novak Djokovic's former coach, Boris Becker.

Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican

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 Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan...

Pope Leo XIV Meets No. 1-Ranked Jannik Sinner In Quite Ironic Situation

When it comes to Pope Leo XIV, there's no doubt that he's come across a lot of sinners in his life, we all have! But none of them compare to Jannik Sinner.

Pope Leo XIV holds court with tennis star Jannik Sinner

VATICAN CITY — Perhaps taking a cue from Jesus Christ himself, who the Bible says “welcomed sinners,” Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with a big sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday.Tennis champion Jannik Sinner, that is.The new pontiff, 69, received Sinner, the 23-year-old ginger-haired 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. Members of Sinner’s…