Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been won on hard courts
A revitalized the Russian player won his first championship for 882 days with success over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open championship match.
The athlete, a former top-ranked player, has experienced a difficult period, managing just one win at the Grand Slams and experiencing a setback at the US Open.
The player's unpredictability on the ATP Tour - and issues with his service game in particular - resulted in him dropping out of the world's top 10 and finally parting ways with long-term mentor Gilles Cervara.
Now training with Thomas Johansson and his other coach, he has gradually advanced in the recent weeks - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
This marks his maiden title following the Rome competition and first on a hard court from that period of the previous year.
Success also indicates he has won twenty-one titles at 21 different competitions.
"For the first time I am participating in a tournament with my children simultaneously, so to get a trophy is really nice," commented ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This victory is in tribute of my child my daughter, because the initial championship I achieved when my first daughter my daughter was born was for her."
The tennis star, the 2021 US Open champion, had lost his past six title deciders, comprising in Halle previously this season.
The player's counter-punching strategy and regular emotional displays on court had led observers to wonder if his ability to play at the top level was finished.
But the 29-year-old has altered his approach in the past month, striving to approach the net and perform aggressively, backed up by an better serve.
Medvedev fought back from a break down in the first set against the challenging Moutet, winning four of the concluding five exchanges to go ahead.
The pair traded break points in the second set before the challenger, attempting for his initial tour victory, seized the initiative to push for a final set.
He rescued 4 early-game break points in a tight deciding set before the Russian won the break to that score to close out the victory.
Fittingly, he earned the win with a shot at the net, with the Frenchman failing to manage a return after two hours and 38 minutes.
