Italy Wins Historic Three-Peat Tennis Trophy Title

The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat Spain to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and Spain made the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory