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Comeback Medvedev Secures First Trophy in 882 Days

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19 of the Russian's twenty-one championships have been won on hard surfaces

A resurgent the Russian player secured his first championship for nearly 30 months with a win over opponent Moutet in the Almaty Open final.

Medvedev, a former top-ranked player, has had a challenging period, managing just one win at the big events and experiencing a difficult moment at the US Open.

Medvedev's inconsistency on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his serving in particular - resulted in him exiting of the elite rankings and ultimately separating with long-term trainer Gilles Cervara.

Now collaborating with his coach and Goetzke, Medvedev has consistently improved in the last few weeks - culminating in a closely contested competitive victory over Frenchman Moutet.

This represents Medvedev's first title after the Italian tournament and first on a hard surface after spring of the previous year.

The win also signifies the Russian has won 21 titles at 21 various competitions.

"This marks the first occasion I have attended a event with my both daughters together, so to get a trophy is really nice," stated ranked player Medvedev.

"This title is in dedication of my child Victoria, because the initial championship I won when my older daughter my daughter was born was for her."

The athlete, the past champion, had lost his past six finals, comprising in the German tournament in the past months.

His retrieving strategy and recurring reactions on the playing surface had caused some to question if his capacity to perform at the highest level was concluded.

But the 29-year-old has altered his approach in the past month, attempting to approach the net and compete assertively, backed up by an better serve.

Medvedev fought back from a deficit in the initial set against the challenging Frenchman, taking 4 of the final five exchanges to take the lead.

Both players swapped break points in the second set before the challenger, bidding for his first ATP Tour championship, seized the initiative to push for a third set.

The opponent rescued 4 early-game opportunities in a close final set before Medvedev secured a break to 15 to close out the victory.

Suitably, he earned the title with a rally at the net area, with his opponent unable to manage a return after two hours and 38 minutes.

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