Jannik Sinner enjoyed a winning return to tennis on Saturday after serving a three-month doping ban, as he defeated Mariano Navone in front of a rapturous crowd at his home Italian Open.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner watches her serve against Argentina’s Mariano Navone during a second round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns to Argentina’s Mariano Navone during their second round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,

Sinner is Italy's chosen one. At the Foro Italico in Rome, his comeback from an anti-doping ban overtakes all else in tennis.