Nineteen of Medvedev's twenty-one championships have been earned on hard courts
A resurgent Daniil Medvedev secured his initial trophy for 882 days with a win over Frenchman Moutet in the tournament championship match.
The Russian, a former world number one, has endured a difficult year, achieving just a single victory at the major tournaments and undergoing a difficult moment at the American major.
The player's inconsistency on the tennis tour - and difficulties with his serving in particular - led to him dropping out of the elite rankings and eventually splitting with former coach Gilles Cervara.
Presently collaborating with Thomas Johansson and his other coach, the tennis star has gradually improved in the past month - peaking in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 triumph over Frenchman Moutet.
It is his first title following the Rome competition and first on a hardcourt after March of the previous year.
The win also signifies he has secured twenty-one victories at twenty-one different competitions.
"For the first time I have attended a tournament with my two daughters together, so to win a championship is really nice," stated tennis professional Medvedev.
"This title is in honour of my child my daughter, because the initial championship I got when my first daughter Alisa was born was for her."
Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, had lost his previous six title deciders, comprising in the German tournament earlier this year.
Medvedev's counter-punching strategy and regular reactions on the playing surface had prompted observers to doubt if his capacity to perform at the elite level was over.
However the player has implemented adjustments in the past month, attempting to come to the net and compete assertively, backed up by an better serve.
The champion fought back from a disadvantage in the initial set against the tricky Frenchman, winning four of the final five exchanges to take the lead.
The competitors swapped break points in the following set before the challenger, striving for his initial tour title, seized the initiative to push for a decider.
He saved four early chances in a competitive third set before the Russian secured a break to fifteen to serve for the match.
Fittingly, the winner earned the win with a rally at the net, with his opponent unable to manage a shot after over two and a half hours.
