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The young Italian star and his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts defeated Spain to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a straight sets victory for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation 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 missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

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

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup 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 advantage before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph