19 of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been won on hardcourt
A comeback the Russian player won his first championship for over two years with success over Frenchman Moutet in the Almaty Open final.
The athlete, a former number one, has had a challenging year, managing just a single victory at the major tournaments and suffering a meltdown at the American major.
His inconsistency on the tennis tour - and struggles with his serve in particular - caused him falling of the world's top 10 and eventually separating with former trainer Cervara.
Presently working with Thomas Johansson and Goetzke, he has consistently advanced in the last few weeks - climaxing in a closely contested three-set triumph over Frenchman Moutet.
It is the player's initial title since the Rome competition and first on a hardcourt after that period of 2023.
Victory also means he has won 21 championships at 21 different tournaments.
"This marks the first occasion I am participating in a competition with my children together, so to win a title is really nice," commented ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This victory is in tribute of my younger daughter my daughter, because the first title I achieved when my first daughter Alisa was born was for her."
Medvedev, the former major winner, had lost his last six title deciders, comprising in Halle previously this season.
Medvedev's defensive approach and recurring emotional displays on the playing surface had led some to question if his capacity to compete at the elite level was over.
However the athlete has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to approach the net and play positively, reinforced by an better serving game.
Medvedev came back from a break down in the first set against the challenging Frenchman, winning 4 of the last five games to go ahead.
The pair swapped service breaks in the second set before Moutet, striving for his first professional victory, seized the initiative to push for a third set.
He rescued 4 early-game chances in a tight third set before the Russian broke to that score to serve for the match.
Fittingly, he secured the win with a shot at the front of the court, with his opponent incapable to control a shot after two hours and 38 minutes.
