Italy Wins Historic Third Straight Tennis Trophy Championship

The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis success as the home team defeated Spain to capture a historic third successive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he recovered from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success secured a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift response after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory