Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's 21 victories have been earned on hard courts
A comeback Medvedev won his initial trophy for 882 days with victory over Corentin Moutet in the tournament championship match.
The Russian, a ex- top-ranked player, has had a difficult season, managing just one match at the Grand Slams and undergoing a setback at the New York tournament.
The player's inconsistency on the professional circuit - and struggles with his serve in specific - led to him falling of the top ten and finally separating with long-time coach his previous coach.
Now training with Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, he has consistently progressed in the recent weeks - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 win over challenger Moutet.
This marks Medvedev's maiden championship following the Italian tournament and first on a hard surface from spring of the previous year.
The win also indicates the Russian has won twenty-one titles at twenty-one distinct competitions.
"For the first time I'm at a tournament with my two daughters at once, so to get a championship is particularly special," commented ranked player Daniil Medvedev.
"This title is in dedication of my second daughter her name, because the maiden victory I achieved when my child my daughter was born was for her."
The athlete, the 2021 US Open champion, had failed in his last six championship matches, comprising in the German tournament earlier this year.
His counter-punching strategy and recurring outbursts on court had caused commentators to question if his skill to compete at the elite level was over.
But the athlete has altered his approach in recent weeks, striving to come to the net and compete aggressively, reinforced by an better service.
He fought back from a deficit in the first set against the tricky Moutet, winning four of the final five games to take the lead.
Both players swapped service breaks in the following set before the Frenchman, striving for his first tour victory, gained dominance to push for a final set.
The opponent rescued 4 initial chances in a competitive final set before the Russian broke to fifteen to close out the victory.
Suitably, he clinched the title with a rally at the front of the court, with Moutet incapable to control a shot after over two and a half hours.
