19 of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one victories have been won on hardcourt
A comeback Daniil Medvedev claimed his first championship for over two years with victory over Frenchman Moutet in the competition final.
Medvedev, a ex- number one, has experienced a challenging season, managing just one match at the big events and undergoing a difficult moment at the US Open.
Medvedev's varied form on the ATP Tour - and struggles with his service game in especial - resulted in him falling of the world's top 10 and finally separating with former coach Gilles Cervara.
Now training with his coach and his other coach, he has steadily improved in the last few weeks - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 triumph over opponent Moutet.
It is Medvedev's maiden championship after the Rome competition and initial on a hard surface since March of that year.
Victory also means he has secured 21 titles at twenty-one various competitions.
"It's the first time I am participating in a competition with my children at once, so to secure a championship is particularly special," commented world number 14 Daniil Medvedev.
"This championship is in honour of my second daughter Victoria, because the initial championship I got when my older daughter Alisa was born was for her."
Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, had failed in his past six title deciders, including in that event previously this season.
His retrieving play style and regular outbursts on the tennis court had prompted observers to question if his capacity to play at the top level was over.
However the athlete has implemented adjustments in the last few weeks, striving to approach the net and play positively, backed up by an better serving game.
The champion recovered from a break down in the opening set against the difficult Moutet, securing four of the concluding five exchanges to go ahead.
The pair traded break points in the middle set before Moutet, attempting for his first ATP Tour victory, seized the initiative to force a third set.
He defended four early-game chances in a close third set before Medvedev won the break to that score to close out the victory.
Suitably, he earned victory with a point at the net area, with Moutet incapable to manage a shot after over two and a half hours.
