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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

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

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

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

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

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph