19 of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been achieved on hard courts
A comeback Medvedev won his maiden title for 882 days with success over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open final.
Medvedev, a former top-ranked player, has experienced a torrid season, achieving just one win at the Grand Slams and experiencing a meltdown at the New York tournament.
The player's inconsistency on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his serving in particular - resulted in him dropping out of the elite rankings and eventually parting ways with former mentor his previous coach.
Presently collaborating with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, the tennis star has steadily progressed in the last few weeks - peaking in a closely contested three-set triumph over Frenchman Moutet.
This marks Medvedev's maiden championship following the Rome competition and initial on a hard court after spring of that year.
Victory also indicates he has achieved 21 victories at twenty-one various tournaments.
"It's the first time I'm at a tournament with my two daughters at once, so to get a championship is especially meaningful," commented ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This victory is in dedication of my second daughter my daughter, because the first title I achieved when my older daughter her name was born was for her."
The athlete, the past champion, had lost his last six championship matches, comprising in the German tournament earlier this year.
Medvedev's counter-punching approach and recurring outbursts on the playing surface had prompted commentators to doubt if his capacity to play at the elite level was over.
However the athlete has implemented adjustments in the last few weeks, striving to come to the net and compete aggressively, supported by an improved service.
He recovered from a disadvantage in the opening set against the tricky Frenchman, winning four of the concluding five exchanges to go ahead.
Both players exchanged breaks in the second set before the Frenchman, attempting for his maiden ATP Tour victory, gained dominance to force a final set.
He defended four early chances in a close final set before the champion broke to that score to close out the victory.
Appropriately, he clinched the win with a point at the net area, with his opponent unable to control a volley after a lengthy match.
