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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again shone as he recovered from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory triumph clinched a straight sets win for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph 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 realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed 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