Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been achieved on hard courts
A resurgent Daniil Medvedev claimed his initial trophy for nearly 30 months with success over opponent Moutet in the Almaty Open final.
The Russian, a former number one, has endured a challenging year, managing just one win at the big events and suffering a difficult moment at the US Open.
His varied form on the professional circuit - and difficulties with his serve in especial - resulted in him exiting of the top ten and finally splitting with long-term coach his previous coach.
Now working with Johansson and his other coach, Medvedev has steadily improved in the last few weeks - climaxing in a closely contested competitive win over challenger Moutet.
It is his initial title following the Rome competition and first on a hard surface after March of that year.
Victory also means the Russian has achieved twenty-one titles at 21 various tournaments.
"For the first time I am participating in a competition with my both daughters simultaneously, so to get a championship is especially meaningful," commented world number 14 Daniil Medvedev.
"This victory is in dedication of my younger daughter Victoria, because the initial championship I got when my first daughter Alisa was delivered was for her."
Medvedev, the past champion, had failed in his previous six championship matches, comprising in Halle earlier this year.
The player's defensive play style and regular outbursts on the tennis court had caused observers to doubt if his capacity to play at the elite level was over.
Yet the player has made changes in the last few weeks, attempting to come to the net and perform aggressively, supported by an enhanced serving game.
He recovered from a break down in the initial set against the tricky opponent, securing four of the final five exchanges to gain the advantage.
The competitors exchanged breaks in the middle set before the challenger, striving for his maiden professional victory, gained dominance to create a third set.
He defended four initial break points in a tight deciding set before the Russian secured a break to that score to secure the win.
Suitably, Medvedev earned the win with a rally at the net, with his opponent failing to control a return after over two and a half hours.
