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The first US-born Pope not only loves baseball — he says he swings a pretty mean tennis racket
Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...
Pope makes deal with Sinner for tennis racket
The newly elected pope met with ATP World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, and the 23-year-old Italian presented Pope Leo XIV with a ...
Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off-day
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on ...
Jannik Sinner gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off-day
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan and had said that he would be up for a charity match ...
Jannik Sinner Gifts Pope Leo XIV a Tennis Racket
Just days after joking he wouldn’t like to play Sinner in a match, Pope Leo—an avid tennis fan—welcomed the athlete in a ...
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Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off day
Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and ... new pope likes to play the sport. In addition to tennis, Leo is an avid Chicago White Sox baseball fan. His predecessor, Pope Francis ...