Elegant one-handed backhands. Perfectly placed drop shots. Topspin lobs. Touch volleys. Lorenzo Musetti can hit just about ...

The two were pictured laughing as they held a racket each and Sinner, 23, also held a tennis ball. Image: Pic: Vatican Media/Reuters But Leo, who became the 267th pontiff in a historic election ...

Leo looked at the racket with a smile and joked, "Wimbledon would let me play!" Sinner pulled out a tennis ball and offered to play, but Leo declined, "Here, we'll break something. Maybe best to ...

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope ... Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, Sinner suggested a quick volley. But the pope looked at the antiques around ...

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope ... Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, the three-time Grand Slam champion suggested a quick volley.

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope ... Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, the three-time Grand Slam champion suggested a quick volley.