Medvedev disqualified from China Open for hitting spectator with a ball
Daniil Medvedev has struck a spectator with a ball and been disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the China Open in Beijing. The spectator was helped out of the arena holding a hand over his left eye. Medvedev says “I feel terribly sorry for him actually and I just hope he’s OK.” Medvedev adds of the spectator that “hopefully I can meet him and make up for it somehow.”
Djokovic was serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3 when Medvedev hit the ball into the stands in apparent frustration. Djokovic extended his perfect career record at the China Open to 33-0. Djokovic will face ninth-ranked Alex de Minaur in Tuesday’s final.
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