Nineteen of the Russian's 21 titles have been won on hardcourt
A revitalized Daniil Medvedev won his maiden trophy for nearly 30 months with a win over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open title decider.
Medvedev, a former number one, has had a challenging year, winning just one win at the Grand Slams and undergoing a meltdown at the New York tournament.
The player's inconsistency on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his serve in especial - caused him falling of the world's top 10 and eventually splitting with long-time trainer Gilles Cervara.
Now collaborating with Thomas Johansson and Goetzke, he has steadily progressed in the past month - climaxing in a closely contested three-set win over challenger Moutet.
It is his first championship after the Rome competition and first on a hard court from March of 2023.
Victory also means he has won twenty-one victories at 21 various tournaments.
"For the first time I'm at a tournament with my children together, so to get a title is really nice," said ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This championship is in honour of my child Victoria, because the first title I won when my first daughter Alisa was born was for her."
Medvedev, the former major winner, had failed in his previous six finals, including in Halle earlier this year.
His defensive play style and frequent outbursts on the tennis court had prompted commentators to doubt if his capacity to play at the top level was concluded.
Yet the 29-year-old has made changes in the past month, striving to approach the net and compete assertively, supported by an improved serving game.
The champion came back from a disadvantage in the first set against the challenging opponent, securing 4 of the concluding five points to gain the advantage.
The competitors exchanged break points in the second set before the challenger, attempting for his initial tour title, gained dominance to create a final set.
Moutet rescued four initial chances in a close deciding set before the champion broke to fifteen to secure the win.
Appropriately, the winner earned the title with a shot at the front of the court, with the Frenchman unable to control a volley after over two and a half hours.
