Tennis fan Pope Leo XIV meets world’s No. 1 player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican

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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 Sinner at the Italian Open. During the audience, Angelo Binaghi, the head of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, gave Leo an honorary federation card. “We all felt the passion that Leo XIV has for our sport and this filled us with pride,” Binaghi said in a statement. In addition to tennis, Leo is an avid Chicago White Sox baseball fan.