Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one victories have been earned on hard courts
A comeback Daniil Medvedev won his maiden championship for nearly 30 months with a win over opponent Moutet in the Almaty Open championship match.
The Russian, a former world number one, has experienced a difficult season, achieving just one win at the big events and experiencing a meltdown at the American major.
The player's unpredictability on the tennis tour - and struggles with his service game in particular - resulted in him falling of the elite rankings and finally parting ways with long-time trainer his previous coach.
Currently working with his coach and Rohan Goetzke, he has gradually improved in the past month - climaxing in a hard-fought three-set win over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
This represents the player's first trophy following the 2023 Rome Masters and first on a hard surface since March of that year.
Success also signifies the Russian has secured 21 championships at twenty-one distinct events.
"This marks the first occasion I'm at a event with my children simultaneously, so to secure a title is really nice," stated ranked player the champion.
"This title is in tribute of my second daughter my daughter, because the maiden victory I got when my child Alisa was delivered was for her."
Medvedev, the past champion, had failed in his last six finals, including in the German tournament previously this season.
Medvedev's counter-punching play style and regular reactions on court had caused some to doubt if his capacity to compete at the top level was over.
But the player has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to come to the net and perform aggressively, backed up by an improved serving game.
He fought back from a deficit in the first set against the difficult Frenchman, winning four of the concluding five exchanges to go ahead.
The competitors traded service breaks in the following set before the challenger, bidding for his maiden tour victory, gained dominance to push for a final set.
Moutet rescued 4 early-game break points in a close third set before Medvedev won the break to fifteen to close out the victory.
Appropriately, Medvedev earned the win with a shot at the front of the court, with the Frenchman unable to manage a volley after over two and a half hours.
