Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one victories have been won on hard courts
A revitalized Medvedev secured his first championship for 882 days with victory over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open title decider.
The Russian, a former top-ranked player, has endured a difficult year, winning just one match at the big events and experiencing a meltdown at the US Open.
His inconsistency on the tennis tour - and struggles with his serve in especial - led to him exiting of the top ten and ultimately parting ways with long-time mentor his previous coach.
Now collaborating with Thomas Johansson and Goetzke, Medvedev has steadily improved in the past month - culminating in a tightly fought three-set win over challenger Corentin Moutet.
It is Medvedev's initial championship following the Rome competition and first on a hard court since spring of that year.
Victory also indicates he has secured 21 championships at twenty-one distinct events.
"It's the first time I am participating in a tournament with my two daughters at once, so to secure a championship is especially meaningful," said world number 14 the champion.
"This championship is in tribute of my second daughter her name, because the maiden victory I achieved when my child her name was born was for her."
Medvedev, the former major winner, had failed in his past six championship matches, featuring in that event earlier this year.
The player's retrieving strategy and recurring outbursts on the tennis court had prompted some to question if his capacity to perform at the elite level was concluded.
But the 29-year-old has altered his approach in the past month, attempting to approach the net and compete assertively, reinforced by an better serving game.
He came back from a break down in the first set against the challenging Frenchman, taking four of the last five exchanges to go ahead.
Both players swapped breaks in the following set before Moutet, attempting for his maiden tour title, took control to push for a final set.
Moutet rescued 4 early-game chances in a close deciding set before Medvedev won the break to fifteen to secure the win.
Fittingly, the winner earned the title with a rally at the net, with the Frenchman failing to control a shot after over two and a half hours.
