The Italian team Clinches Historic Three-Peat Davis Cup Championship

Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team beat Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a straight sets triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory