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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory win sealed a 2-0 triumph for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory