The Italian team Clinches Record Third Consecutive Davis Cup Championship
The Italian player won the sixth-longest deciding set in team tennis history to defeat his Belgian opponent during the semi-finals
The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters
48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets
The young player's gritty comeback victory triumph clinched a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player
It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back
Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph
Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters
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 returning to the celebrations
Star Performers Deliver in Absence
Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing 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 three wins from all their matches apiece this week
Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory
The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set
That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground
In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set
But Cobolli launched a essential, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the following set
Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell
When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms
Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered
The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak
The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent
The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love
Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second
His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his victory
