Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the match with Djokovic for hitting the ball in the eye of a fan

At the tournament in Beijing, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev was awarded a technical defeat in the semifinals against Serb Novak Djokovic. It's from sb.by.

The meeting was held in conditions of high competition. The first set remained for Djokovic - 7-5. In the second game, the Serb led 5-3 and served for the match. At the score of 15:15 in the game, Medvedev, losing a point, hit the ball with a racket. A sports projectile hit the viewer's face, who was sitting in the front row. The fan became ill, and he was taken from the podium. As a result, the judge and the supervisor disqualified the Russian. It is reported that Medvedev will lose all points and prizes received during the tournament in Beijing.

Video from match broadcast

Djokovic commented on the disqualification of the Russian:

- I'm a little shocked. I feel sorry for that man. I hope he didn't get hurt. I also feel sorry for Daniel, because I know exactly how it feels. This happened to me at the 2020 US Open. Today I was three points away from winning. It was an incredible battle.

The match lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes.

In the final of Beijing Novak Djokovic will face Alex de Minaur. In the semifinals, the opponent of the Australian Pole Hubert Hurkach withdrew during the match.

Djokovic in Beijing broke Nadal's record for the duration of a winning streak in one tennis tournament