Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on Wednesday with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, himself a keen tennis player, the Vatican said. Sinner was invited to the Vatican along with his parents and a delegation from the Italian Tennis Federation. Leo joked earlier this week that he didn't want to meet the world number one, at least not behind the net. Asked by a journalist if he would take part in a charity match, Leo appeared up for it, but cautioned: "Just don't bring Sinner," making a Catholic pun about the last name of the tennis star.