19 of Daniil Medvedev's 21 victories have been won on hard surfaces
A comeback Medvedev claimed his initial title for nearly 30 months with success over Corentin Moutet in the tournament final.
Medvedev, a ex- top-ranked player, has had a challenging season, achieving just one match at the Grand Slams and undergoing a meltdown at the American major.
Medvedev's unpredictability on the ATP Tour - and struggles with his service game in specific - caused him exiting of the elite rankings and ultimately parting ways with former coach his previous coach.
Currently training with Johansson and Goetzke, he has consistently progressed in the recent weeks - climaxing in a tightly fought three-set triumph over Frenchman Moutet.
It is his initial trophy after the Italian tournament and maiden on a hardcourt from March of the previous year.
The win also indicates he has secured 21 victories at twenty-one different events.
"This marks the first occasion I'm at a event with my both daughters together, so to secure a trophy is really nice," commented world number 14 Daniil Medvedev.
"This title is in dedication of my child my daughter, because the initial championship I won when my older daughter her name was delivered was for her."
The athlete, the past champion, had failed in his previous six finals, comprising in that event in the past months.
His counter-punching play style and regular emotional displays on court had led observers to question if his capacity to play at the highest level was concluded.
Yet the player has made changes in recent weeks, making an effort to approach the net and compete assertively, backed up by an better serve.
The champion recovered from a disadvantage in the initial set against the difficult opponent, winning 4 of the concluding five games to take the lead.
Both players traded break points in the middle set before Moutet, striving for his initial tour championship, took control to force a final set.
The opponent saved 4 initial break points in a competitive deciding set before the Russian won the break to fifteen to secure the win.
Suitably, he earned the title with a point at the net, with the Frenchman incapable to manage a volley after over two and a half hours.
