Italy Secures Record Three-Peat Davis Cup Championship

The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat Spain to claim a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend 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 absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to survive each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory