Daniil Medvedev called “100% accident” hitting the ball in the audience
Medvedev hit a ball in the fan's head and was disqualified in the semifinals of the tournament in Beijing against Djokovic. The Russian called the incident an accident and admitted that he felt terrible after that
The first racket of Russia Daniil Medvedev said that he was terribly sorry for the incident with the ball hitting the head of a fan at the tournament in Beijing and he hopes to meet with him and make amends. The words of the tennis player are cited by the press service of the ATP.
Medvedev was disqualified in the second set of the semifinal with Novak Djokovic, when he hit the ball in the direction of the stands and hit the spectator.
Medvedev said it was "100 percent accidental.".
“You can see I didn’t hit the ball out of anger. The ball bounced back, so I just tried to beat it off somewhere else so it wouldn't fly off the court, the Russian added.
He said he felt terrible when he saw what happened. “Nothing like this has happened to me before. The main thing is that I hope that everything is fine with him (the audience), because in such situations you never know what to expect.
Disqualification could cost Medvedev 200 points and more than $200,000 in prize money.
