🔗 Share this article Comeback Medvedev Claims Maiden Championship in Nearly 30 Months Nineteen of the Russian's 21 championships have been achieved on hard courts A comeback Daniil Medvedev won his first title for nearly 30 months with success over opponent Moutet in the competition title decider. Medvedev, a former world number one, has endured a challenging period, achieving just a single victory at the major tournaments and experiencing a setback at the New York tournament. The player's unpredictability on the ATP Tour - and issues with his service game in especial - led to him falling of the elite rankings and ultimately separating with long-time trainer Gilles Cervara. Now collaborating with Thomas Johansson and Goetzke, he has steadily advanced in the recent weeks - climaxing in a hard-fought competitive win over challenger Moutet. This represents the player's first championship after the Rome competition and maiden on a hard court after that period of the previous year. The win also signifies Medvedev has won 21 championships at 21 distinct competitions. "It's the first time I'm at a tournament with my two daughters together, so to secure a championship is especially meaningful," said ranked player the champion. "This victory is in tribute of my younger daughter Victoria, because the maiden victory I achieved when my older daughter my daughter was born was for her." The athlete, the past champion, had failed in his last six title deciders, including in Halle in the past months. The player's retrieving strategy and recurring outbursts on the playing surface had prompted commentators to question if his skill to perform at the highest level was concluded. But the player has made changes in the last few weeks, attempting to approach the net and play assertively, backed up by an better serving game. The champion fought back from a deficit in the first set against the challenging Frenchman, taking 4 of the final five exchanges to gain the advantage. Both players traded break points in the following set before the challenger, striving for his maiden professional championship, gained dominance to create a final set. Moutet defended four early opportunities in a close deciding set before the champion won the break to fifteen to secure the win. Appropriately, Medvedev secured victory with a shot at the net, with his opponent failing to handle a volley after over two and a half hours.