The Italian team Clinches Record Three-Peat Tennis Trophy Championship

The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory