Match Report
Medvedev ends 882-day title drought in Almaty
29-year-old defeats Moutet to win twenty first tour-level crown
October 19, 2025
ANDREY UDARTSEV/Almaty Open
Daniil Medvedev captures his first title since Rome in 2023 on Sunday in Almaty.
By Sam Jacot
Daniil Medvedev’s title drought is over! Eight hundred and eighty-two days after triumphing in Rome, the 29-year-old returned to the winner’s circle on the Almaty Open on Sunday, when he beat Frenchman Corentin Moutet, who was chasing his maiden tour-level title.
Since his victory within the Italian capital in 2023, the previous World No. 1 Medvedev had misplaced finals on the US Open, Beijing, Vienna, Australian Open, Indian Wells and Halle. Nevertheless, he ensured there could be no extra closing heartbreak in Almaty and is now simply the second energetic male participant to win 19 hard-court titles, becoming a member of Novak Djokovic (71).
In an entertaining closing on the ATP 250 occasion, Medvedev coped with Moutet’s wizardry and moved ahead successfully to again up his flat groundstrokes and shut out factors. Together with his hard-fought, two-hour, 29-minute 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory, Medvedev captured his twenty first tour-level crown. All of Medvedev’s titles have come at totally different occasions.
“It’s nice. I used to be not tremendous proud of how I performed in some moments of the match, however to win feels superb. In a very powerful factors I performed good,” Medvedev mentioned. “The final sport was unbelievable and I’m joyful to win the title. It continues my comic story of 21 titles in 21 totally different cities.”
Medvedev additionally boosted his faint Nitto ATP Finals hopes by profitable in Almaty. The previous year-end champion is up three spots to twelfth within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Turin, trailing eighth-placed Lorenzo Musetti by 875 factors. The Italian is within the closing qualification spot.
Medvedev’s title run in Almaty is his newest success underneath new coaches Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, having reached semi-finals in Beijing and Shanghai. The 29-year-old began working with each following the US Open, and he holds a 12-3 report since New York, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Moutet was competing in his third tour-level closing and was attempting to develop into the ninth first-time winner in 2025. The Frenchman, who didn’t drop a set en path to the ultimate, is up 5 spots to No. 36 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings and is ready to rise to a career-high on Monday.
