Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one victories have been earned on hard courts
A comeback Daniil Medvedev claimed his maiden championship for nearly 30 months with success over opponent Moutet in the Almaty Open championship match.
The athlete, a former number one, has experienced a torrid period, winning just one win at the Grand Slams and experiencing a setback at the US Open.
The player's inconsistency on the tennis tour - and issues with his service game in specific - resulted in him falling of the top ten and finally parting ways with former trainer his previous coach.
Now working with Thomas Johansson and his other coach, he has gradually advanced in the past month - climaxing in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 triumph over challenger Moutet.
It is Medvedev's first title following the Italian tournament and maiden on a hardcourt after spring of 2023.
The win also signifies he has achieved 21 victories at twenty-one distinct events.
"This marks the first occasion I have attended a tournament with my both daughters at once, so to win a title is really nice," stated tennis professional the champion.
"This championship is in dedication of my younger daughter my daughter, because the maiden victory I got when my child my daughter was delivered was for her."
Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, had lost his previous six championship matches, featuring in Halle in the past months.
The player's counter-punching approach and recurring outbursts on the tennis court had prompted commentators to wonder if his capacity to compete at the highest level was finished.
Yet the 29-year-old has made changes in the past month, attempting to come to the net and compete positively, supported by an better serve.
He fought back from a disadvantage in the first set against the difficult Frenchman, securing four of the final five points to take the lead.
The competitors swapped breaks in the middle set before the Frenchman, striving for his maiden ATP Tour victory, gained dominance to force a final set.
Moutet saved 4 early-game opportunities in a competitive third set before the champion secured a break to 15 to close out the victory.
Appropriately, the winner clinched the win with a rally at the net, with his opponent failing to control a volley after over two and a half hours.
