The Italian team Wins Historic Third Consecutive Davis Cup Title
The Italian player secured the sixth-longest tie-break in team tennis records to beat his Belgian opponent during the semi-finals
Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant local supporters
Two days following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets
The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player
It is a fourth Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago
Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph
Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters
Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities
Key Players Deliver in Absence
Both the Italian squad and Spain made the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars
But, with national number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament
Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory
The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set
That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil
In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set
But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set
Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell
When play resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms
Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed
The Veteran Extends Impressive Run
The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta
The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love
Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second
Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph
