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 when it was suggested by a journalist.

Top-ranked men's tennis player Jannik Sinner 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 in Rome.

Third seed Alcaraz will face either reigning Rome champion Alexander Zverev and home hope Lorenzo Musetti. Read more at ...

Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets despite a strong challenge from Jack Draper to reach the Italian Open semifinals, and Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to also advance ...

Coco Gauff played aggressively throughout to advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament for the third time.