Italy Secures Historic Third Consecutive Tennis Trophy Title

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

Two days following he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he battled back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to push the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph