It’s safe to say that Daniil Medvedev is back.
After a tough summer that culminated in a first-round exit at the US Open, the former world No. 1 reached the quarterfinals in Hangzhou and then back-to-back semifinals in Beijing and Shanghai.
And on Sunday in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Medvedev not only won his first ATP title of the year, it was actually his first ATP title in nearly two and a half years—his last one had come in Rome in May of 2023.
He outfoxed Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the final, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
“It feels great,” Medvedev said afterwards. “I was not super happy with the way I played in some moments of the match, but to win feels amazing, and it means in the most important points of the match I managed to play good. The last game was actually incredible.
“I’m happy to win the title—it continues my funny story of 21 different titles in 21 different cities, so I’m happy about it.”
And that brings us right to today’s Stat of the Day: Medvedev has now won 21 career titles in 21 different cities around the world.
