19 of Daniil Medvedev's 21 championships have been achieved on hard surfaces
A comeback Daniil Medvedev won his first title for 882 days with a win over Frenchman Moutet in the competition final.
Medvedev, a former world number one, has endured a torrid year, achieving just one win at the big events and suffering a meltdown at the US Open.
The player's varied form on the professional circuit - and difficulties with his service game in specific - resulted in him falling of the world's top 10 and eventually splitting with long-time trainer Gilles Cervara.
Now working with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, Medvedev has steadily progressed in the recent weeks - culminating in a closely contested competitive victory over opponent Corentin Moutet.
This marks his first championship since the Italian tournament and first on a hard surface from spring of the previous year.
The win also indicates Medvedev has won 21 victories at twenty-one different events.
"This marks the first occasion I am participating in a event with my two daughters at once, so to get a trophy is especially meaningful," said ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This championship is in honour of my younger daughter my daughter, because the initial championship I won when my child my daughter was born was for her."
Medvedev, the former major winner, had been defeated in his past six title deciders, comprising in that event previously this season.
The player's defensive strategy and frequent outbursts on court had prompted commentators to doubt if his skill to play at the elite level was over.
Yet the 29-year-old has made changes in recent weeks, attempting to come to the net and play aggressively, reinforced by an enhanced serving game.
Medvedev came back from a deficit in the initial set against the tricky Moutet, taking four of the last five points to take the lead.
The pair exchanged breaks in the second set before the Frenchman, bidding for his first ATP Tour victory, seized the initiative to force a final set.
The opponent saved four early break points in a competitive deciding set before the Russian secured a break to fifteen to close out the victory.
Appropriately, the winner clinched victory with a shot at the net, with his opponent unable to manage a volley after two hours and 38 minutes.
