🔗 Share this article Revitalized Daniil Medvedev Secures First Trophy in 882 Days Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one victories have been earned on hard surfaces A resurgent Daniil Medvedev won his first title for over two years with success over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open final. Medvedev, a former number one, has had a torrid period, achieving just one match at the major tournaments and undergoing a meltdown at the New York tournament. The player's varied form on the ATP Tour - and struggles with his serving in particular - resulted in him dropping out of the top ten and eventually splitting with former trainer his previous coach. Now collaborating with Johansson and Goetzke, he has gradually advanced in the past month - culminating in a tightly fought three-set triumph over challenger Moutet. It is his maiden title since the Italian tournament and initial on a hardcourt since March of that year. The win also signifies he has won 21 championships at twenty-one different competitions. "This marks the first occasion I have attended a tournament with my both daughters at once, so to get a championship is especially meaningful," commented world number 14 Daniil Medvedev. "This title is in tribute of my second daughter her name, because the maiden victory I got when my first daughter her name was delivered was for her." The tennis star, the 2021 US Open champion, had failed in his last six title deciders, featuring in that event in the past months. Medvedev's retrieving play style and regular emotional displays on the tennis court had led commentators to wonder if his ability to play at the elite level was over. But the 29-year-old has altered his approach in the past month, making an effort to come to the net and compete aggressively, reinforced by an better service. He fought back from a deficit in the opening set against the challenging opponent, winning four of the final five exchanges to gain the advantage. The pair exchanged breaks in the middle set before the Frenchman, striving for his first ATP Tour title, took control to create a third set. Moutet rescued four early break points in a close third set before the champion won the break to fifteen to secure the win. Appropriately, the winner earned the win with a rally at the net area, with the Frenchman incapable to handle a return after a lengthy match.