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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to 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 straight sets triumph for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to zero to complete his triumph