Updated On: 15 May, 2025 12:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On Thursday, Jannik Sinner will have a quarterfinal match after a three-month ban for doping that was judged to be an accidental contamination. He is attempting to become the first Italian man to win the Rome title since Adriano Panatta in 1976

Jannik Sinner, Pope Leo XIV (Pic: X/@janniksin)
The Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner visited the new Pope Leo XIV and gifted him a racket, asking him to play on an off day at the Italian Open.
Leo is an enthusiastic tennis player and fan. Earlier, the 69-year-old said that he would be up for a charity tennis match when a journalist suggested him.