Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been won on hardcourt
A revitalized Medvedev won his initial championship for over two years with victory over Frenchman Moutet in the tournament championship match.
The Russian, a ex- number one, has endured a torrid period, achieving just one win at the major tournaments and experiencing a setback at the New York tournament.
Medvedev's unpredictability on the professional circuit - and issues with his serve in specific - led to him falling of the world's top 10 and ultimately separating with long-time trainer Gilles Cervara.
Currently working with his coach and his other coach, he has gradually improved in the last few weeks - climaxing in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 win over Frenchman Moutet.
It is the player's first title since the 2023 Rome Masters and maiden on a hard court from that period of 2023.
The win also means he has won twenty-one victories at twenty-one various tournaments.
"It's the first time I'm at a event with my children simultaneously, so to win a title is especially meaningful," stated world number 14 Medvedev.
"This championship is in dedication of my younger daughter my daughter, because the maiden victory I won when my first daughter my daughter was born was for her."
The tennis star, the former major winner, had lost his previous six finals, comprising in that event earlier this year.
His defensive play style and recurring reactions on the playing surface had caused commentators to question if his capacity to compete at the elite level was over.
However the player has altered his approach in the last few weeks, making an effort to come to the net and compete aggressively, supported by an enhanced serving game.
Medvedev came back from a break down in the first set against the difficult opponent, securing 4 of the concluding five points to gain the advantage.
The competitors exchanged breaks in the following set before Moutet, striving for his initial professional championship, seized the initiative to create a decider.
He defended 4 initial chances in a close deciding set before the Russian won the break to 15 to serve for the match.
Fittingly, Medvedev secured the title with a rally at the net, with Moutet failing to control a volley after over two and a half hours.
