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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success secured a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory