TURIN, Italy (AP) 鈥� was awarded the trophy for finishing the year at before his home fans at the on Monday.
Sinner won the Australian Open and U.S. Open for his first two Grand Slam titles. He mathematically secured the year-end No. 1 a month ago.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no place better to celebrate this trophy,鈥� Sinner said as his mom, Siglinde, looked on in tears. 鈥淭hanks for all of your support.鈥�
The 23-year-old Sinner is the 19th different player to claim the year-end honor and the 29th man overall to be No. 1.
鈥淚 think he鈥檚 the man to beat for a long time,鈥� said former No. 1 Boris Becker, who took part in the trophy presentation.
Sinner beat in his opening match on Sunday at the year-ending event for the top eight players and meets on Tuesday in a rematch of the .
Sinner is playing at home for the first time since it was announced before his U.S. Open title that he tested positive in two separate drug tests this year.
A decision to clear Sinner of wrongdoing was by the World Anti-Doping Agency in September. A final ruling in the case is expected early next year.
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