Italy Wins Record Three-Peat Tennis Trophy Championship

Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success secured a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 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 title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

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

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first 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 succeeded to save each before putting together a series of strong service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory