Resurgent Medvedev wins first title for 882 days

In the Almaty Open final, Corentin Moutet defeated a resurrected Daniil Medvedev to claim his first title in 882 days.

The former world number one from Russia, who won just one match at the Grand Slams and suffered a meltdown at the US Open, has had a rough year.

Medvedev’s inconsistent playing on the ATP Tour, and particularly his issues with his serve, caused him to fall short of the top 10 and ultimately fall short of Gilles Cervara, a long-time coach.

Since moving to the Netherlands with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, Medvedev consistently improved, winning 7-5, 44-6, 6-3 over Frenchman Moutet.

It marks Medvedev’s first competitive title since the Rome Masters of 2023, and it marks his first since March of that year.

Additionally, Medvedev has won 21 titles at 21 different tournaments as a result of his victory.

To win a title together with my two daughters is really nice, said world number 14 Medvedev.

The 2021 US Open champion Medvedev had lost six of his finals, including one at Halle earlier this year.

Some people were left to wonder if his ability to play at the highest level was over due to his frequent outbursts on the court and his defensive play style.

However, the 29-year-old has made some adjustments in recent weeks, making an aggressive play and attempt to hit the net, backed up by a better serve.

In the first set, he won four of the final five games to reclaim the lead over the difficult Moutet.

Before Moutet, who was competing for his first ATP Tour title, took control and forced a decider, the pair exchanged breaks in the second set.

Before Medvedev broke to 15, Moutet saved four early break points in a score of 15 to start the match.