Jannik Sinner visited with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV last week, but was without a prayer as he fell to Carlos Alcaraz in the Italian Open final on Sunday, losing 6-7 1-6.

There’s only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Sunday to win the Italian Open and add another big clay-court title to his resume.

Carlos Alcaraz sweeps aside Jannik Sinner to silence crowd and win Italian Open - Italian Sinner was returning to action this week for the first time since the Australian Open following a three-month doping ban.