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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 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 young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph