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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone 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 triumph secured a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, immediate response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed 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 lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory