Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one titles have been achieved on hard courts
A resurgent Daniil Medvedev won his first championship for over two years with a win over Frenchman Moutet in the Almaty Open final.
The Russian, a ex- number one, has experienced a challenging period, managing just a single victory at the Grand Slams and suffering a meltdown at the US Open.
Medvedev's inconsistency on the professional circuit - and issues with his service game in particular - led to him exiting of the top ten and eventually separating with former coach Gilles Cervara.
Now working with his coach and Rohan Goetzke, the tennis star has gradually progressed in the recent weeks - climaxing in a closely contested 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over Frenchman Moutet.
This represents his maiden title after the Italian tournament and maiden on a hard surface since spring of the previous year.
Success also means the Russian has secured twenty-one titles at 21 different tournaments.
"For the first time I am participating in a event with my children together, so to secure a championship is really nice," stated tennis professional Medvedev.
"This victory is in dedication of my second daughter her name, because the maiden victory I won when my older daughter Alisa was born was for her."
The tennis star, the former major winner, had failed in his previous six championship matches, including in the German tournament in the past months.
Medvedev's counter-punching approach and recurring emotional displays on the playing surface had led commentators to wonder if his capacity to play at the highest level was concluded.
Yet the player has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to come to the net and play assertively, supported by an better serving game.
Medvedev came back from a break down in the initial set against the challenging opponent, taking 4 of the concluding five exchanges to gain the advantage.
Both players swapped service breaks in the middle set before Moutet, attempting for his initial tour victory, seized the initiative to force a third set.
He rescued four initial break points in a tight deciding set before Medvedev won the break to 15 to secure the win.
Appropriately, Medvedev clinched the title with a rally at the net, with the Frenchman incapable to control a shot after two hours and 38 minutes.
