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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 triumph for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In contrast to the events 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 consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory