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A charity tennis match astatine nan Vatican would person a mini database of guests – but it wouldn't moreover see nan apical men's subordinate successful nan world.
Pope Leo XIV precocious said he considered himself "quite nan amateur tennis player," but 1 notable sanction would beryllium omitted successful this hypothetical match.
During a gathering betwixt nan caller American pope and world media connected Monday, journalists offered to play doubles, aliases to shape a kindness match.
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Jannik Sinner successful action against Marcos Giron astatine nan Australian Open astatine Melbourne Park connected Jan. 18, 2025. (Mike Frey-Imagn Images)
The pope is each for it, but nan top-ranked subordinate would beryllium ousted done nary responsibility of his own: his past name.
"But we can't induce [Jannik] Sinner," nan pope cracked.
Sinner has won 3 expansive slams, each of which person travel since nan 2024 Australian Open, and has quickly turned himself into nan champion subordinate connected nan planet.
At property 23, Sinner has skyrocketed done nan world rankings, and has won back-to-back expansive slams.
But it doesn't sound for illustration he's visiting Pope Leo XIV immoderate clip soon.
Pope Leo XIV delivers nan Regina Caeli dream from nan main cardinal loggia pavilion of St Peter's basilica successful nan Vatican, connected May 11, 2025. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)
In nan pope's defense, he does person a halfway decent excuse to exclude Sinner.
Back successful February, he was fixed a three-month suspension by nan World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) aft doubly testing affirmative for a banned anabolic steroid astir a twelvemonth ago.
The prohibition came conscionable weeks aft nan Italian tennis pro won his 3rd Grand Slam title – nan suspension, though, avoided immoderate Grand Slams.
It was recovered that Sinner had not intentionally utilized a banned substance for competitory gain.
Sinner tested affirmative for debased levels of metabolite of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid that tin beryllium utilized for ophthalmological and dermatological use, successful March 2024. Eight days aft nan Indian Wells tournament, Sinner tested affirmative again successful an out-of-competition sample.
According to nan ITIA’s first findings, Sinner explained that he had tested affirmative aft receiving a massage from a trainer who had utilized an over-the-counter spray that contained clostebol to dainty a mini coiled aft cutting his ain finger.
Jannik Sinner reacts aft breaking nan service of Jack Draper astatine nan U.S. Open, Sept. 6, 2024, successful New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Sinner's suspension was lifted connected May 4, and he is presently playing successful his location state astatine nan Italian Open. He will beryllium connected nan hunt for his 4th expansive slam erstwhile nan French Open originates May 25.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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