Jannik Sinner cemented his status as the best player in men’s tennis by winning a first ATP Finals title in front of his home fans in Turin.

His 6-4 6-4 victory over fifth seed Taylor Fritz made it 26 wins from his last 27 matches, a run that included his second grand slam title of the year at the US Open, two Masters 1000 trophies and now the ATP Finals.

He became the first Italian to win this tournament and did so without dropping a set – which was last accomplished by Ivan Lendl in 1986.

Sinner, who cruised to his first ATP Finals title without dropping a set – or even losing more than four games in a set – earned a record pay-out of $4,881,100 for his triumph. And with that, he not only surpasses $30 million in career prize money, he soars past it.

He came in with $29,108,484 and leaves with $33,989,584.

The 23-year-old Italian is already up to No. 10 on the all-time highest career prize money earners in ATP history.

This week’s ATP rankings are the year-end standings because the Davis Cup Finals, which occur this week, do not award ranking points to the men who will compete in Rafael Nadal’s farewell tournament.

Jannik Sinner sealed the year-end No. 1 ranking weeks ago. He became the fastest to achieve that significant feat since Djokovic’s dominant 2015 season. But playing well in front of home fans at the ATP Finals in Turin gave him a chance to extend his lead at the top.

The 1500 points Sinner earned for winning the ATP Finals puts his total at 11,830. That is a massive lead of nearly 4,000 points to Alexander Zverev at No. 2 with 7,915. Carlos Alcaraz is No. 3 on 7.010 points.

Fritz enjoyed an incredible year as he finished runner-up to Sinner at the ATP Finals on Sunday following their US Open final rematch.

The 27-year-old’s reward is 800 points as well as a new career-high of No 4 as he became the first American man to finish in the top five since James Blake was at No 4 in 2006.

Former world No 1 Daniil Medvedev’s exit during the group stage in Turin saw him drop to No 5 while Casper Ruud’s run to the semi-final sees him move up one place to No 6.

The only other change in the top 10 sees Novak Djokovic drop one place following his decision not to compete at this year’s year-end tournament.

The tennis season comes to an emotional end in Malaga at the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 from 19-24 November.

There is a huge level of excitement regarding this year’s tournament since it will be the final event of Rafael Nadal’s career.

The 38-year-old Nadal has been on tour for more than two decades and is the second member of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis to call it a day. Roger Federer announced his departure in 2022, while Novak Djokovic is still near the top of the game.