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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

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

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to zero to finish his victory