The Italian team Secures Historic Third Consecutive Tennis Trophy Championship

The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success secured a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

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

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

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

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory