Italy Clinches Record Three-Peat Tennis Trophy Title

The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the hosts defeated Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory success clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift response after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory