Medvedev was disqualified in the match with Djokovic for hitting a fan
In the second set of the semifinal with the score 5:3 in favor of the Serb, Medvedev hit the fan with a ball after losing the draw. For Djokovic, this final will be the seventh in a row at the tournament in Beijing
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic reached the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing after the removal of Russian Daniil Medvedev.
In the semifinals, Djokovic won the first set against Medvedev with a score of 7:5. In the second set, with the score 5:3, the Russian lost the draw and unsatisfiedly rebounded from the wall behind his back the ball in the direction of the stands. The ball hit the fan, the injured fan was forced to leave the stands, holding his head.
For this incident, Medvedev received a suspension, and the match was not continued.
In the final, Djokovic will face Australian Alex de Minor.
Djokovic, 39, has won in Beijing six times (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), and this year he is competing there for the first time in 11 years. In the previous match against the representative of Germany Alexander Zverev, the Serb broke the record of Spaniard Rafael Nadal for the number of victories in one tournament. Now, after defeating Medvedev, his series has a record 33 matches.
For Medvedev, this final could be the second in a row. Earlier, on September 29, he won the ATP 250 tournament in Hangzhou, China, where he beat compatriot Andrei Rublev.
30-year-old Medvedev occupies the fifth place in the world ranking, the first of the Russians. He has 24 ATP titles. Djokovic is in 11th place with 101 titles.
The tournament in Beijing with a prize fund of more than $ 4 million will last until October 6.
