It’s supposed to be the tournament where the year’s top eight players battle it out for one last prestigious trophy.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday, claiming the trophy for the first time on home soil.

TURIN, Italy — And so the year ends as it began, with Jannik Sinner’s arms around a big sliver trophy, making a mess of the competition and tennis history for his suddenly tennis-mad country.