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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a historic three-peat championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory success secured a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without star athletes, 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 national second-ranked another key player too missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to finish his victory