ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner says it's "a good thing for us tennis players" that the new pope likes to play the sport. Even if Leo XIV jokingly said he wouldn't want to arrange a game with the top-ranked player—ostensibly because of his name. During a meeting between the new

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. Leo, the first American pope, is an avid

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis congratulated Italy on Monday after tennis player Jannik Sinner became the country's first man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half century. Sinner won the Australian Open title on Sunday and Francis made the acknowledgement during an audience with the

ROME (AP)—The conclave to elect a new pope isn't the only international event attracting visitors to Rome this week. The return of top-ranked Jannik Sinner from a three-month doping ban at the Italian Open tennis tournament just up the road from the Vatican is stirring up so much attention that

Jannik Sinner vs. Casper Ruud 🖥️ Stream live on TennisChannel.com, not before 1 p.m. ET, here What matters more? Head-to-head? Surface? Recent results? In the case of Sinner vs. Ruud, two of those metrics tell a very different story than the other about how their quarterfinal will turn out. Sinner

ROME (AP)—Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner returned to Italy on Tuesday amid great fanfare and headed straight to a private meeting with Premier Giorgia Meloni. "Grandissimo," Meloni said when Sinner walked into her office in the Chigi Palace. "I want to show you something," Meloni then said, before turning on

Habemus papam! And apparently, he’s a big tennis fan. The eyes of the world have been fixed on Rome all week, and not just because of the on-court action at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Following the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, over 100 Catholic cardinals traveled to the

ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner’s career so far can be defined by the choices he made. And the freedom he had to make them. From when he was a kid growing up in the German-speaking area of the Italian Dolomites and he chose tennis over skiing—even though he had won

Last year at the ATP Finals, a panel of the Top 8 men’s players unanimously voted Jannik Sinner’s Gucci bag making its Wimbledon debut as the tour’s “Best Walk-Out” moment—but the Italian’s latest on-court accessory at Roland Garros may be set to top that. The world No. 2 took the

Jannik Sinner has joined an exclusive club in the aftermath of his Australian Open victory. The Italian is now among the most-followed active ATP players on Instagram. Sinner now boasts 2.2 million followers on the platform, putting him in a Top 5 that also includes Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos

How much has Jannik Sinner’s life changed since his maiden Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open? Just check out how Vanity Fair Italia introduced him as the magazine unveiled its latest cover star: “Jannik Sinner is the champion we were waiting for, and the man who brought Italian tennis

Tennis' most talented skier has a friend in skiing's biggest tennis fan. Former Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn heaped praise on Jannik Sinner this week, telling the ATP website that the Australian Open champion reminds of her another one of her superstar friends in the sport: Roger Federer. “I always thought

Jannik Sinner is getting comfortable in high fashion. For the second time in less than a year, the Italian has graced the pages of the U.S. fashion magazine Vogue. The Italian's latest foray in the pages of Anna Wintour's magazine comes just days after winning his third title of the

Jannik Sinner received an unforgettable welcome back to Italy over the weekend, as he prepared to compete on home soil for the first time in his whirlwind year. The world No. 1 arrived in Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals, and he was met by a crowd of delighted fans

Jasmine Paolini is keeping the Italian flag flying high in Rome: Out of the 10 that made the main draw at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, she’s the only one who made it past the second round. On Tuesday, she overcame a battle from Diana Schnaider as she recorded a 6-7

ROME (AP) — Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff. The 22-year-old Zheng, the Olympic champion from China, had lost all six previous matches against Sabalenka. The eighth-ranked Zheng saved all five