🔗 Share this article

The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success sealed a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team 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 the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent 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 won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini 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 both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph