The Italian team Clinches Record Three-Peat Tennis Trophy Title
The Italian player secured one of the longest tie-break in team tennis records to defeat his Belgian opponent during the semi-finals
Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters
Two days after he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match
The young player's determined comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta
It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago
Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph
Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and fans
Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the festivities
Key Players 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 denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players
But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week
Thrilling Comeback Seals Win
The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery victory to love, 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 achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground
In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set
But the determined player launched a essential, immediate response after falling a behind at the start of the second
Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell
When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms
Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed
Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak
The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent
The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the first set to love
Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set
His opponent managed to survive both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph
