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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory