Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one titles have been earned on hardcourt
A revitalized Daniil Medvedev secured his first title for over two years with a win over opponent Moutet in the Almaty Open championship match.
Medvedev, a former top-ranked player, has had a challenging season, winning just a single victory at the Grand Slams and experiencing a meltdown at the US Open.
Medvedev's inconsistency on the ATP Tour - and difficulties with his serving in specific - resulted in him dropping out of the elite rankings and ultimately parting ways with long-time coach Gilles Cervara.
Presently working with his coach and his other coach, the tennis star has steadily advanced in the last few weeks - climaxing in a hard-fought competitive victory over challenger Corentin Moutet.
This represents his initial championship after the Italian tournament and initial on a hardcourt from spring of the previous year.
Victory also indicates the Russian has secured twenty-one championships at 21 different competitions.
"For the first time I have attended a tournament with my both daughters simultaneously, so to secure a championship is particularly special," said world number 14 the champion.
"This championship is in honour of my second daughter my daughter, because the initial championship I won when my child Alisa was delivered was for her."
The athlete, the past champion, had been defeated in his previous six championship matches, including in the German tournament earlier this year.
Medvedev's defensive play style and frequent emotional displays on the playing surface had caused some to wonder if his capacity to play at the top level was over.
However the athlete has made changes in recent weeks, making an effort to approach the net and play assertively, backed up by an better service.
The champion came back from a deficit in the initial set against the tricky opponent, taking four of the last five points to go ahead.
The pair swapped service breaks in the second set before the challenger, bidding for his first tour victory, seized the initiative to force a third set.
The opponent saved 4 early chances in a tight final set before Medvedev won the break to fifteen to close out the victory.
Appropriately, Medvedev secured victory with a point at the front of the court, with Moutet unable to manage a volley after two hours and 38 minutes.
