Italy Secures Record Third Straight Tennis Trophy Championship

The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph secured a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

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

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to zero to complete his victory