🔗 Share this article Revitalized Daniil Medvedev Wins Maiden Trophy in Over Two Years 19 of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been achieved on hard courts A comeback Daniil Medvedev claimed his first championship for nearly 30 months with success over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open final. The Russian, a former top-ranked player, has endured a difficult year, achieving just a single victory at the big events and experiencing a meltdown at the US Open. Medvedev's inconsistency on the professional circuit - and issues with his serving in especial - caused him dropping out of the world's top 10 and eventually parting ways with former trainer Gilles Cervara. Currently training with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, he has consistently improved in the past month - climaxing in a closely contested competitive triumph over Frenchman Corentin Moutet. It is the player's maiden title following the Rome competition and first on a hard surface from spring of that year. Success also indicates Medvedev has achieved twenty-one victories at twenty-one different competitions. "This marks the first occasion I am participating in a tournament with my both daughters together, so to secure a championship is particularly special," said world number 14 Medvedev. "This title is in dedication of my younger daughter her name, because the initial championship I achieved when my older daughter her name was born was for her." Medvedev, the former major winner, had been defeated in his past six finals, including in that event previously this season. Medvedev's retrieving play style and recurring outbursts on the playing surface had prompted some to wonder if his ability to compete at the highest level was over. But the 29-year-old has altered his approach in recent weeks, making an effort to approach the net and compete positively, reinforced by an enhanced service. Medvedev came back from a disadvantage in the first set against the tricky Moutet, winning four of the concluding five games to gain the advantage. The pair swapped break points in the middle set before Moutet, striving for his initial ATP Tour victory, gained dominance to force a decider. The opponent saved 4 early-game chances in a tight final set before the champion won the break to fifteen to serve for the match. Fittingly, he earned the win with a rally at the net area, with Moutet incapable to handle a return after a lengthy match.