Italy Secures Record Third Straight Tennis Trophy Title

The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a historic third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph