19 of Medvedev's twenty-one titles have been earned on hard courts
A comeback Daniil Medvedev claimed his first trophy for nearly 30 months with a win over opponent Moutet in the competition title decider.
The athlete, a ex- number one, has endured a difficult year, managing just a single victory at the big events and suffering a difficult moment at the American major.
His unpredictability on the tennis tour - and issues with his service game in specific - resulted in him dropping out of the world's top 10 and ultimately splitting with long-time trainer Gilles Cervara.
Currently training with Thomas Johansson and his other coach, Medvedev has consistently improved in the recent weeks - peaking in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over opponent Moutet.
This represents his first trophy after the 2023 Rome Masters and maiden on a hard court from that period of that year.
The win also indicates the Russian has achieved twenty-one championships at twenty-one distinct tournaments.
"This marks the first occasion I am participating in a tournament with my two daughters together, so to secure a trophy is particularly special," said world number 14 the champion.
"This victory is in tribute of my child my daughter, because the maiden victory I got when my older daughter my daughter was delivered was for her."
The tennis star, the past champion, had failed in his previous six championship matches, comprising in that event earlier this year.
The player's retrieving play style and regular emotional displays on the playing surface had led observers to wonder if his ability to perform at the elite level was over.
But the player has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to come to the net and compete assertively, backed up by an better serving game.
Medvedev came back from a deficit in the initial set against the tricky opponent, securing four of the concluding five games to take the lead.
Both players exchanged service breaks in the following set before the challenger, bidding for his first tour championship, took control to push for a final set.
The opponent saved four initial chances in a close deciding set before Medvedev won the break to that score to close out the victory.
Suitably, the winner earned victory with a shot at the front of the court, with the Frenchman unable to manage a shot after two hours and 38 minutes.
