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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

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

Even though annoyingly 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 performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph