Pope Francis on Monday congratulatedItaly for Jannik Sinner's triumphant victory at the AustralianOpen tennis tournament in Melbourne on Sunday, Vatican Newsreports.
The unscripted congratulations came during an audience at the Vatican with a delegation from the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, which is celebrating 125 years.
22-year-old Sinner from South Tyrol beat Russian world number three Daniil Medvedev 3-2 after coming back from two sets down to become the first Italian to win a Grand Slam title in 48 years.
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