Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been earned on hard courts
A comeback Daniil Medvedev secured his initial trophy for 882 days with success over Frenchman Moutet in the Almaty Open title decider.
Medvedev, a ex- world number one, has experienced a challenging year, managing just a single victory at the Grand Slams and experiencing a setback at the US Open.
His inconsistency on the professional circuit - and struggles with his service game in especial - caused him falling of the elite rankings and ultimately parting ways with long-time trainer Cervara.
Now training with his coach and his other coach, he has steadily progressed in the past month - peaking in a closely contested three-set victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
This marks Medvedev's maiden championship after the 2023 Rome Masters and initial on a hard surface from March of the previous year.
Victory also means Medvedev has achieved 21 titles at twenty-one various tournaments.
"This marks the first occasion I'm at a event with my both daughters together, so to secure a trophy is especially meaningful," said ranked player the champion.
"This title is in tribute of my younger daughter Victoria, because the initial championship I won when my older daughter Alisa was born was for her."
The athlete, the past champion, had been defeated in his past six finals, including in the German tournament previously this season.
The player's counter-punching play style and frequent emotional displays on the playing surface had prompted commentators to wonder if his skill to perform at the highest level was concluded.
Yet the player has implemented adjustments in the past month, striving to come to the net and compete aggressively, backed up by an better serving game.
Medvedev came back from a disadvantage in the initial set against the tricky Moutet, securing 4 of the concluding five games to go ahead.
The pair traded breaks in the second set before the challenger, bidding for his initial ATP Tour victory, gained dominance to force a decider.
Moutet rescued 4 initial break points in a tight final set before the champion secured a break to 15 to serve for the match.
Appropriately, Medvedev secured the win with a rally at the front of the court, with Moutet unable to control a return after over two and a half hours.
