The world of sport immediately reacted to the election of the new pontiff. The American Robert Francis Prevost, from today Pope Leo XIV, has been warmly welcomed by sportsmen, since he is also a fan, in particular tennis. And just On the central of the Foro Italicowhile the match between Fabio Fognini and the British Jacob Feernley was underway, the announcement of the white smoke from the speaker was made. The tennis experts also stressed that the surname of the new Pope recalls the French brothers André and Yvonne Prévost to mind, the first finalist and the second considered winner at Roland Garros of 1900 and both medailed in the international tennis tournament organized by the Ssip at the Universal Paris exhibition, then equated to a test of the Olympic program.
