VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player 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, the Vatican said.

Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Italian Open semi-finals since 2014 when she beat Russian world number 11 Diana Shnaider 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 on Tuesday.

Plastic sheets cover the field during a thunderstorm prior to the start round of sixteen match between Jannik Sinner and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,

Emma Raducanus Italian Open campaign was ended by Coco Gauff in Rome via a 6-1 6-2 defeat; Aryna Sabalenka is in the quarters after a win vs Marta Kostyuk; watch all the action from the Italian Open in Rome on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Home favourite Jasmine Paolini recovers from a set down and a 4-0 deficit in the second set to edge past Diana Shnaider and reach the Italian Open semi-finals.

Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters in April, improved to 12-1 on clay this season. The four-time Grand Slam champion will next face No. 5 Jack Draper, who rallied past Corentin Moutet 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the red clay courts of the Foro Italico.

The Italian Open match between Alex de Minaur and Hugo Dellien was temporarily suspended on Monday morning. Medical staff were called in to help a member of the crowd while De Minaur held a slender lead early in the contest.

Jannik Sinner overcame his toughest challenge so far at the Rome Open, defeating an inspired Francisco Cerundolo 7-6(2), 6-3. This will be Sinner's second appearance in the Italian Open quarterfinals,

Italy’s Jannik Sinner serves the ball to Netherlands’ Jesper De Jong during their tennis match at the Italian Open at the Foro Italico, in Rome, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Netherlands’ Jesper De Jong during their tennis match at the Italian Open at the Foro Italico,