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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team beat Spain to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total 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

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his triumph