Resurgent Medvedev wins first title for 882 days

Image caption, Nineteen of Daniil Medvedev's 21 titles have been won on hard courtsA resurgent Daniil Medvedev claimed his first title for 882 days with victory over Corentin Moutet in the Almaty Open final.

The Russian former world number one has had a torrid year, winning just one match at the Grand Slams and suffering a meltdown at the US Open.

Medvedev's inconsistency on the ATP Tour - and struggles with his serve in particular - led to him dropping out of the world's top 10 and ultimately splitting with long-time coach Gilles Cervara.

Now working with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke, Medvedev has steadily improved in the past month - culminating in a hard-fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory…