The Italian team Wins Record Third Straight Davis Cup Championship
The Italian player won the sixth-longest deciding set in team tennis history to overcome his Belgian opponent during the semi-finals
The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd
Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets
The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta
It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back
Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory
Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and supporters
The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities
Key Players Step Up in Absence
Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players
But, with national second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament
Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory
The audience shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set
That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground
In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt 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 the determined player initiated a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the start of the second
Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill
When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms
Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again performed
Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak
The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta
The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero
Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second
His opponent succeeded to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory