Italy Clinches Record Third Straight Davis Cup Championship

The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis success as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's tenacious comeback victory success secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a break down at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

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

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory