Tennis fan Pope Leo XIV meets Jannik Sinner at Vatican
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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.
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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
Jannik Sinner went to extreme lengths to make sure Jesper De Jong was fully supported after the Dutchman suffered a nasty injury during their match at the Italian Open. In the fifth game of the second set, De Jong slipped on the clay surface and tumbled to the floor.
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In a clash between two of the fastest players on tour, American 11th seed Tommy Paul takes down Australia's Alex de Minaur in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.
Plastic sheets cover the field during a thunderstorm prior to the start round of sixteen match between Jannik Sinner and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,
His comeback continues today against Argentine player Francisco Cerundolo. But following his latest victory, Sinner also had to address comments made by the new pope, Leo (Prevost) XIV. He met with journalists on Monday and ended the discussion with a talk about tennis.