World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was looking to become the first Italian to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia since 1976 while simultaneously signaling his triumphant return from suspension on home soil.Instead,

Sinner’s warm hug with Alcaraz at the net after the defeat suggests that the Italian was not talking about Alcaraz when he made those comments

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.