The Italian men’s Davis Cup team cemented its place in tennis history on Sunday, defeating Spain 2–0 in a dramatic final at the SuperTennis Arena in Bologna to claim its third consecutive Davis Cup title.
The showdown was made even more compelling by the absence of both nations’ marquee stars, Italy without Jannik Sinner and Spain missing Carlos Alcaraz.
Despite the lack of star power, the depth of both squads was on full display as Italy lifted the men’s World Cup of Tennis for the fourth time in its history, adding the 2025 triumph to its back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Playing in front of a raucous home crowd, Italy lifted the men’s version of the World Cup for the fourth time in its history, adding the 2025 crown to back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Matteo Berrettini set the tone in the opening rubber, delivering a serving clinic as he dispatched Pablo Carreño Busta 6–3, 6–4. The veteran did not face a single break point, extending his Davis Cup singles win streak to 10 straight and pushing Italy ahead 1–0.
The championship point came in the second singles match, a three-set thriller between Italy’s Flavio Cobolli and Spain’s Jaume Munar.
Cobolli, 23, was overwhelmed early and dropped the first set 1–6, but the young Italian clawed his way back, edging a tense second-set tiebreak 7–6(5).
Feeding off the deafening Bologna crowd, he broke Munar late in the decider and sealed a 1–6, 7–6(5), 7–5 comeback that sent the arena into chaos.
Cobolli’s heroics capped a flawless week for Italy’s supporting cast, which swept all three ties 2–0.
Italy becomes the second team in Davis Cup history to win three straight Davis Cup titles, joining the United States (1968-1972).
