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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a straight sets triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

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

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph