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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days following he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph secured a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the final even with missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before producing a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph