🔗 Share this article Revitalized Medvedev Secures First Trophy in Nearly 30 Months 19 of Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been won on hard surfaces A revitalized Daniil Medvedev secured his first title for over two years with victory over Frenchman Moutet in the competition championship match. The athlete, a former top-ranked player, has endured a challenging year, winning just one match at the big events and experiencing a difficult moment at the New York tournament. The player's varied form on the professional circuit - and struggles with his serving in specific - resulted in him exiting of the elite rankings and eventually splitting with long-time coach Gilles Cervara. Now training with Johansson and his other coach, Medvedev has gradually advanced in the past month - climaxing in a tightly fought three-set triumph over challenger Moutet. This represents the player's maiden title after the Rome competition and first on a hard court after March of 2023. Success also signifies he has won twenty-one championships at twenty-one distinct competitions. "It's the first time I'm at a tournament with my two daughters simultaneously, so to win a championship is really nice," commented ranked player Medvedev. "This title is in tribute of my child my daughter, because the maiden victory I got when my first daughter Alisa was born was for her." Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, had been defeated in his past six finals, comprising in the German tournament in the past months. Medvedev's retrieving strategy and frequent emotional displays on court had led commentators to doubt if his skill to perform at the elite level was over. However the player has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to approach the net and perform positively, backed up by an better serving game. Medvedev came back from a disadvantage in the opening set against the tricky Moutet, taking 4 of the last five exchanges to go ahead. Both players exchanged breaks in the second set before Moutet, attempting for his maiden tour championship, took control to push for a final set. The opponent rescued 4 early-game break points in a competitive final set before the champion won the break to that score to close out the victory. Fittingly, he earned victory with a rally at the net area, with Moutet unable to manage a shot after two hours and 38 minutes.