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Tennis champ Sinner meets Pope Leo, offers quick rally

Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with Italy's tennis player Jannik Sinner, in The Vatican. [VATICAN MEDIA, AFP]

Men's world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner offered to rally with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, after being received by the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican.

The 23-year-old Italian star only returned to the circuit last Saturday, at the Italian Open, after serving a three month doping ban.

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