The Italian player secured the sixth-longest tie-break in Davis Cup history to beat Belgium's Zizou Bergs during the semi-finals
The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters
48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets
The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta
It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago
Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph
Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters
Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities
Key Players Step Up in Absence
Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars
But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament
Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory
The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set
That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground
In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set
But the determined player initiated a essential, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second
Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became ill
When the match continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms
Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered
Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak
The Italian star had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta
The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to love
Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second
His opponent succeeded to save both before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph
