Second seed Daniil Medvedev (Russia) won the title of the hard court tennis tournament in Almaty (Kazakhstan) with a prize fund of over $ 1 million, BTA reported.
In the final, Medvedev prevailed over the eighth seed Corentin Mouté (France) 7:5, 4:6, 6:3 in two hours and 38 minutes of play.
For the Russian tennis player, this was the first trophy since May 2023, and the final was his first at a hard court tournament in Indian Wells in 2024.
Mouth led with an early break in the first set, but the Russian tied at 4:4, and a little later with his second break in the set he reached 7:5. The second set started in an identical fashion, with Daniil Medvedev levelling at 3:3, but Corentin Moutet immediately returned the break this time and pulled away 5:3 to close out the set at 6:4.
Medvedev made a key break for a 5:3 lead in the decisive third set and ended the match on his own serve on his first match point.