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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis victory as the home team overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

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

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory