🔗 Share this article Revitalized Medvedev Secures First Championship in Over Two Years 19 of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one titles have been won on hard surfaces A resurgent Medvedev claimed his maiden title for nearly 30 months with victory over opponent Moutet in the tournament final. Medvedev, a ex- top-ranked player, has experienced a difficult season, winning just one match at the big events and suffering a meltdown at the New York tournament. His inconsistency on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his service game in particular - resulted in him exiting of the world's top 10 and finally separating with long-time trainer his previous coach. Currently working with his coach and Rohan Goetzke, the tennis star has steadily progressed in the recent weeks - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 triumph over challenger Corentin Moutet. This represents the player's maiden trophy after the Italian tournament and maiden on a hard court after spring of the previous year. Victory also means he has achieved twenty-one titles at 21 distinct tournaments. "This marks the first occasion I am participating in a tournament with my children simultaneously, so to get a championship is especially meaningful," commented world number 14 Medvedev. "This championship is in dedication of my second daughter her name, because the first title I achieved when my child her name was born was for her." Medvedev, the past champion, had lost his last six title deciders, featuring in the German tournament in the past months. The player's counter-punching strategy and regular reactions on the playing surface had caused some to doubt if his skill to compete at the highest level was concluded. Yet the athlete has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to approach the net and compete assertively, supported by an enhanced serving game. Medvedev fought back from a deficit in the initial set against the difficult opponent, taking four of the concluding five games to go ahead. Both players swapped breaks in the following set before the Frenchman, striving for his initial tour championship, seized the initiative to create a decider. He saved four initial break points in a close deciding set before the Russian broke to that score to secure the win. Suitably, Medvedev earned victory with a shot at the net, with Moutet incapable to handle a volley after over two and a half hours.