🔗 Share this article Revitalized Daniil Medvedev Claims Maiden Championship in Over Two Years Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been won on hard courts A resurgent Daniil Medvedev secured his first title for nearly 30 months with success over opponent Moutet in the competition title decider. Medvedev, a ex- number one, has endured a difficult season, achieving just one match at the major tournaments and undergoing a difficult moment at the American major. The player's unpredictability on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his service game in especial - resulted in him exiting of the top ten and finally splitting with former coach Gilles Cervara. Currently collaborating with his coach and Rohan Goetzke, Medvedev has steadily progressed in the recent weeks - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over challenger Moutet. This represents Medvedev's maiden championship after the Italian tournament and initial on a hard court from spring of 2023. Success also means he has achieved twenty-one victories at 21 distinct tournaments. "This marks the first occasion I'm at a event with my two daughters at once, so to get a trophy is especially meaningful," commented world number 14 the champion. "This championship is in tribute of my child Victoria, because the maiden victory I won when my first daughter my daughter was born was for her." Medvedev, the past champion, had been defeated in his last six title deciders, featuring in that event earlier this year. His counter-punching play style and recurring outbursts on the playing surface had prompted observers to wonder if his capacity to perform at the highest level was concluded. But the 29-year-old has implemented adjustments in recent weeks, striving to come to the net and compete positively, reinforced by an enhanced serving game. Medvedev fought back from a deficit in the initial set against the difficult opponent, taking 4 of the concluding five points to go ahead. Both players swapped service breaks in the middle set before Moutet, bidding for his first professional title, took control to push for a third set. He rescued four early opportunities in a competitive deciding set before the champion secured a break to that score to serve for the match. Appropriately, the winner clinched the title with a point at the net area, with Moutet incapable to handle a volley after a lengthy match.