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former world number 1 Daniil Medvedev The wait of 882 days for his 21st is over atp tour In the Almaty Open final, he defeated Corentin Moutet 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 to win the title.
Russian Medvedev, 29, last won a title at the Italian Open in May 2023 and has lost six finals since then. Including the US Open and Australian Open.
“It continues my fun story of 21 titles in 21 different cities,” said former US Open champion Medvedev.
Medvedev, ranked 14th in the world, struggled with unforced errors against Frenchman Moutet, who was chasing his first ATP title.
The Russian made 13 unforced errors in the first two sets, while Moutet made only four, but Medvedev hit three aces in the deciding set and held on to the victory.
“I was not very happy with the way I played in some moments of the match, but it feels amazing to win. In the most important points I played well,” Medvedev said.
reuters