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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's tenacious comeback victory win sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to save each before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph