The Italian team Secures Historic Third Consecutive Tennis Trophy Championship

Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the home team beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again shone as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win sealed a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 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 straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation 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 career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

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

When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory