Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been achieved on hard courts
A revitalized Daniil Medvedev won his initial championship for over two years with a win over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open championship match.
The athlete, a former number one, has had a difficult year, winning just a single victory at the Grand Slams and undergoing a difficult moment at the American major.
His inconsistency on the ATP Tour - and difficulties with his service game in specific - led to him exiting of the top ten and finally separating with long-term mentor Cervara.
Presently training with Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, he has gradually progressed in the last few weeks - peaking in a tightly fought three-set win over Frenchman Moutet.
This represents the player's initial championship after the Rome competition and first on a hard court from that period of that year.
Success also indicates the Russian has secured twenty-one championships at 21 different events.
"It's the first time I'm at a competition with my two daughters simultaneously, so to get a championship is really nice," stated world number 14 Medvedev.
"This championship is in dedication of my younger daughter her name, because the maiden victory I won when my first daughter Alisa was born was for her."
The tennis star, the past champion, had failed in his last six championship matches, comprising in the German tournament in the past months.
Medvedev's retrieving play style and regular emotional displays on court had caused commentators to wonder if his capacity to compete at the elite level was concluded.
But the 29-year-old has made changes in recent weeks, striving to approach the net and play positively, supported by an improved serving game.
Medvedev came back from a disadvantage in the initial set against the tricky opponent, winning four of the last five games to gain the advantage.
Both players swapped service breaks in the following set before the Frenchman, striving for his first professional championship, seized the initiative to create a final set.
He rescued four initial opportunities in a tight third set before the Russian broke to that score to secure the win.
Appropriately, Medvedev earned the title with a point at the front of the court, with the Frenchman failing to handle a volley after over two and a half hours.
