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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on home soil

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

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to finish his triumph