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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.

Pope Leo XIV speaks with Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 rated tennis player in the world, May 14, during a meeting at the Vatican.