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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

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

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph