19 of Daniil Medvedev's 21 titles have been earned on hard courts
A resurgent Daniil Medvedev won his maiden trophy for nearly 30 months with victory over Corentin Moutet in the competition final.
Medvedev, a ex- top-ranked player, has had a challenging period, winning just one match at the big events and suffering a setback at the New York tournament.
His inconsistency on the professional circuit - and issues with his serving in especial - led to him exiting of the elite rankings and eventually splitting with long-term coach Gilles Cervara.
Currently collaborating with Thomas Johansson and Goetzke, Medvedev has gradually improved in the recent weeks - peaking in a hard-fought competitive win over opponent Moutet.
This marks the player's initial championship following the Rome competition and first on a hard surface from March of the previous year.
The win also indicates the Russian has secured twenty-one championships at 21 various competitions.
"For the first time I'm at a competition with my two daughters at once, so to get a title is especially meaningful," stated world number 14 Medvedev.
"This victory is in dedication of my second daughter her name, because the initial championship I won when my child her name was born was for her."
The athlete, the 2021 US Open champion, had been defeated in his previous six title deciders, comprising in the German tournament previously this season.
His defensive play style and recurring reactions on court had prompted commentators to question if his skill to compete at the top level was finished.
But the athlete has altered his approach in recent weeks, attempting to approach the net and play assertively, backed up by an enhanced serve.
The champion came back from a deficit in the first set against the difficult Frenchman, winning four of the final five points to gain the advantage.
The pair swapped service breaks in the middle set before the challenger, striving for his initial tour victory, took control to force a decider.
Moutet rescued four early-game opportunities in a tight third set before the Russian secured a break to fifteen to serve for the match.
Appropriately, the winner earned victory with a rally at the net, with his opponent incapable to manage a return after over two and a half hours.
