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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame Spain to secure a historic three-peat title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

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

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph