Sinner and Saint: World No.1 Visits Pope Leo on the Vatican

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday Might 14, 2025

A saint and a Sinner…. The brand new Pope and Jannik…

On Wednesday on the Vatican, Jannik Sinner and his household obtained a short viewers with pope Leo XIV. Seems the Pope is a giant tennis fan, who additionally performs, and calls himself “fairly an newbie participant”.

Un onore immenso incontrare Papa Leone XIV

📸 Vatican Media pic.twitter.com/HUxK79USp1

— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) Might 14, 2025

Sinner says he heard that the pope performed tennis as a child, and advised reporters that it’s an excellent factor for tennis gamers to have a pope who likes the game.

So Sinner handed off a pair of Head MP Pace tennis racquets as a present to the Pope, which made Leo XIV joke: “May I play Wimbledon?”

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Later, when Sinner pulled out a ball and steered they’ve slightly hit, the Pope mentioned “We’ll break one thing – higher to not”. Good name: in all probability finest to not danger destroying some priceless artifact, however good attempt anyway, by the highest Italian.

The pair shook palms and posed for pictures in entrance of the Davis Cup, which Italy has now received in back-to-back seasons.

Thrilling day for Sinner and his household…. In all probability fairly enjoyable for Pope Leo too.