Ole! Ole! Ole! Turin roars as Sinner takes down Alcaraz

Italian ace pockets title, a record payout

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Italy's Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world No.1 and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships.

Sinner, backed by a raucous Italian crowd, fell to the floor after breaking his rival's serve in the final game before racing to celebrate with his team as chants of 'Ole, Ole, Ole, Sinner, Sinner' rang around the Inalpi Arena.

"Finishing in front of the Italian public was a fantastic thing, maybe even better than last year, thank you very much for the support, it was incredible," Sinner said.

"Thanks to all of you, it felt like being on a football pitch."

In a season defined and dominated by the rivalry between the two players, it seemed inevitable that they would meet in the title clash and both obliged by easing through the tournament unbeaten to set up one last dance in Turin.